About Daspur Village

Daspur is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,298 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daspur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	812006
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	2,430
Male Population	1,298
Female Population	1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Daspur compares

By the 2011 count Daspur is the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Daspur

Daspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Daspur from other places

Daspur lies about 6.4 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Nathnagar, about 3.5 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 Daspur
Nearest railway station	Nathnagar	3.5 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bhāgalpur	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	14 km

Villages closest to Daspur

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

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Common questions about Daspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Daspur village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Daspur village has 1,298 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daspur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Daspur is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daspur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daspur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daspur is Nathnagar, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daspur.

Daspur is about 6.4 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daspur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Nathnagar is about 3.5 km away. Bhagalpur is about 6.4 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.