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About Dafarpur Village

Dafarpur is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,141 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Pincode 813103
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 2,188
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dafarpur is the 18th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dafarpur

Dafarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dafarpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dafarpur from other places

Dafarpur lies about 8.9 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about under 2 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 Dafarpur
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 1.6 km
District headquarters Banka 8.9 km
Nearest town Bānka 8.9 km

Villages closest to Dafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafarpur village had a population of 2,188. That makes it the 18th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Dafarpur village has 1,141 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafarpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dafarpur is 813103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dafarpur covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dafarpur falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dafarpur is Panjwara Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dafarpur is about 8.9 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dafarpur is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about under 2 km away. Barahat is about 1.6 km away. Banka is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auria (1.8 km), Sondiha (2.6 km) and Parghari (3.4 km).

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

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