Danguwapasi
Danguwapasi is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Danguwapasi | |
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Census Town | |
  Danguwapasi Location in Jharkhand, India  Danguwapasi Danguwapasi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.17°N 85.59°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,174 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali, Ho |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Danguwapasi had a population of 5,174. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Danguwapasi has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 56%. In Danguwapasi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Railway
Danguwapasi is also a railway station, which is known as Dangoaposi, as per railway records. It falls on Tatanagar–Barbil line of SER.[2] (See Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line).
There are many trains passing through Dangoaposi and all of these trains have stoppage at Dangoaposi such as-
•Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express (Train No. - 12021/12022) running daily,
•Tatanagar-Visakhapatnam Weekly Express (Train No. - 20815/20816) running every Monday,
•Barbil-Puri Intercity Express (Train No. 18415/18416) running daily,
•Rourkela-Barbil Intercity Express (Train No. 18403/18404) running daily,
•Tatanagar-Barbil Passenger (Train No. - 58103/58104) running daily,
•Tatanagar-Gua Passenger (Train No. - 58109/58110) running daily,
•Tatanagar-Gua DEMU Passenger (Train No. - 78033/78034) running on all week days except Sunday.
Air
An air strip is located at a distance of 4 km from Dangoaposi and is in operation and maintained by Tata Steel.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.