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About Purba Dangapara Village

Purba 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 849, made up of 431 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 67.58 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 431
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Purba Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Purba Dangapara is the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 67.58 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Purba Dangapara

Purba Dangapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Dangapara 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 Purba Dangapara from other places

Purba Dangapara lies about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 2.9 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 Purba Dangapara
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 14 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 74 km

Villages closest to Purba 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 Purba Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Dangapara village had a population of 849. That makes it the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Purba Dangapara village has 431 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Dangapara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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

Purba Dangapara covers 67.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purba Dangapara is Dhumdangi, about 2.9 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 Purba Dangapara.

Purba Dangapara is about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Dangapara is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 2.9 km away. Chopra is about 14 km away. Naksalbāri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Dangapara (under 2 km), Bara Dangapara (2.1 km) and Fatehabad (2.3 km).

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

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