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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RIPON SHAIKH
Contact: 86****5276
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- LGD code
- 316270
- Pincode
- 731237
- Post office
- Lohapur
- Population
- 557
- Households
- 119
- Literacy rate
- 40%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 309
Census 2011 · in context
How Dangapara compares
By population, Dangapara ranks #43 of 48 villages in Nalhati - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.0%
−21.3% vs mandal average
- Dangapara
- 40.0%
- Nalhati - II mandal
- 61.3%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−8 vs mandal average
- Dangapara
- 954
- Nalhati - II mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Dangapara
- 4.7
- Nalhati - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dangapara at a glance
Dangapara is a village of 557 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Nalhati - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 43rd-largest of 48 villages in Nalhati - II block. Literacy is 40%, 21 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731237, served by Lohapur post office; the LGD village code is 316270. The sarpanch is RIPON SHAIKH, and the village votes in Sagardighi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bayron Biswas. The population is estimated at 657 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dangapara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 101.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dangapara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dangapara
- LGD code
- 316270
- Pincode
- 731237
- Post office
- Lohapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 557
- Population (projected 2026)
- 657
- Households
- 119
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 40.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jangipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sagardighi
- Member of Parliament
- Khalilur Rahaman
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bayron Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RIPON SHAIKH
- Block / Mandal
- Nalhati - II
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)