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About Dadhpa Village

Dadhpa is a large village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,275 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Dadhpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhpa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhpa compares

By the 2011 count Dadhpa is the 15th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dadhpa

Dadhpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dadhpa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadhpa from other places

Dadhpa lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 16 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 Dadhpa
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 3.4 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Dadhpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhpa village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 15th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Dadhpa village has 1,275 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhpa has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Dadhpa covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadhpa falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dadhpa is Barkisalaiya, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dadhpa.

Dadhpa is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhpa is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 3.4 km away. Nabīnagar is about 14 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasoia (under 2 km), Tharaha (under 2 km) and Munrila (under 2 km).

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

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