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About Bara Dangapara Village

Bara Dangapara is a mid sized village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 697 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 410.75 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 697
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dangapara is the 63rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 410.75 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bara Dangapara

Bara Dangapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Dangapara as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Dangapara from other places

Bara Dangapara lies about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 2.3 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 Bara Dangapara
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 12 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 25 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 72 km

Villages closest to Bara Dangapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chopra 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 Bara Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dangapara village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Bara Dangapara village has 697 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dangapara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Bara Dangapara is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Dangapara covers 410.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Dangapara falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Dangapara is Dhumdangi, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Dangapara.

Bara Dangapara is about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dangapara is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 2.3 km away. Chopra is about 12 km away. Naksalbāri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Dangapara (2.1 km), Jhajhri (2.1 km) and Paschim Dangapara (2.2 km).

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

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