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About Dingelpota Village

Dingelpota is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 839 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dingelpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dingelpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700151
Area (hectares) 89.39 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 839
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dingelpota compares

By the 2011 count Dingelpota is the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 89.39 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dingelpota

Dingelpota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dingelpota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dingelpota from other places

Dingelpota lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dingelpota
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Dingelpota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dingelpota

As per the Census of India 2011, Dingelpota village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 46th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Dingelpota village has 839 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dingelpota has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dingelpota is 700151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dingelpota covers 89.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dingelpota falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dingelpota is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dingelpota.

Dingelpota is about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dingelpota is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 4.8 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.5 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joyenpur (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Hogalkuria (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dingelpota today is likely to be higher.

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