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Welcome To The West Bengal Village Where English Language Is A Family Affair!
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Urmila Roy
Contact: 97****2990
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- LGD code
- 312641
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population
- 1,145
- Households
- 251
- Literacy rate
- 39.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1056 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 452
Census 2011 · in context
How Dangapara compares
By population, Dangapara ranks #90 of 291 villages in Gazole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.6%
−14.5% vs mandal average
- Dangapara
- 39.6%
- Gazole mandal
- 54.1%
- Malda district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,056
+86 vs mandal average
- Dangapara
- 1,056
- Gazole mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Dangapara
- 4.6
- Gazole mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dangapara at a glance
Dangapara is a village of 1,145 people in 251 households (Census 2011) in Gazole block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 90th-largest of 291 villages in Gazole block. Literacy is 40%, 15 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,056 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 732124, served by Gajol post office; the LGD village code is 312641. The sarpanch is Urmila Roy, and the village votes in Habibpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Joyel Murmu. The population is estimated at 1,350 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sahajadpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dangapara · this village | 1,145 | 40% | — |
| Saidpur · Gazole | 4,561 | 48% | — |
| Khordahil · Gazole | 1,977 | 33% | — |
| Lakshmipur · Gazole | 1,669 | 53% | — |
| Goalnagra · Gazole | 1,661 | 44% | — |
| Sahazadpur · Gazole | 1,275 | 42% | — |
| Bhadar · Gazole | 1,251 | 40% | — |
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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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- 0
- 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
- ASHA worker
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 152.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 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
- 312641
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,350
- Households
- 251
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1056
- Literacy rate
- 39.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maldaha Uttar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Habibpur
- Member of Parliament
- Khagen Murmu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Joyel Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Urmila Roy
- Block / Mandal
- Gazole
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Other villages in Gazole mandal
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- Saharol
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- Kailabad
- Khord Babupur
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- Krishnapur
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- Babupur
- Batijora
- Arazi Mishrabati
- Kadubari
- Mahakal Bona
- Ratul
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- Haridas
- Muriya Kunda
- Purba Mallikpur
- Baira Dangi
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)