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About Dangapara Village

Dangapara is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 429 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733130
Area (hectares) 65.46 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 429
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapara is the 164th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 65.46 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dangapara

Dangapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dangapara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dangapara from other places

Dangapara lies about 6.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 13 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 Dangapara
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 31 km

Villages closest to Dangapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapara village had a population of 832. That makes it the 164th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Dangapara village has 429 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dangapara is 733130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapara covers 65.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dangapara is Dalkhola, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dangapara.

Dangapara is about 6.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangapara is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Parua (2.1 km), Basudebpur (2.9 km) and Burakamat (5.1 km).

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

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