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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ATANU CHAKRABORTY
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- LGD code
- 330457
- Pincode
- 723121
- Post office
- Adra
- Population
- 424
- Households
- 82
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 112
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 196 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1109 km
- Nearest railway station
- Madhukunda Railway Station · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Nibedita Rural Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhangajor compares
By population, Dhangajor ranks #73 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.5%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Dhangajor
- 46.5%
- Neturia mandal
- 54.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+62 vs mandal average
- Dhangajor
- 1,009
- Neturia mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dhangajor
- 5.2
- Neturia mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhangajor at a glance
Dhangajor is a village of 424 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 73rd-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 47%, 8 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Purulia district centre, 37 km from Barra, the nearest town, 3 km from Madhukunda Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723121, served by Adra post office; the LGD village code is 330457. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nibedita Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is ATANU CHAKRABORTY , and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 474 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhangajor
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 141.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhangajor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhangajor
- LGD code
- 330457
- Pincode
- 723121
- Post office
- Adra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 424
- Population (projected 2026)
- 474
- Households
- 82
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 46.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.64245°N, 86.84143°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Asansol
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Asansol Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Agnimitra Paul
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ATANU CHAKRABORTY
- Block / Mandal
- Neturia
Getting there
How to reach Dhangajor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata196 kmcapital
- Delhi1109 km
- Hyderabad1114 km
- Chennai1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMadhukunda Railway Station3 km
- Bus stopNeamatpur West Bus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCNibedita Rural Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankUBI9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeCareer Building Private ITI2 km
- Police stationAsansol South Police Station15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dhangajor
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dhangajor
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)