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About Dhapra Village

Dhapra is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 726 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Dhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 726
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhapra compares

By the 2011 count Dhapra is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhapra

Dhapra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhapra from other places

Dhapra lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 13 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 Dhapra
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 14 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapra village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Dhapra village has 726 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Dhapra covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhapra falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhapra is Kamarganj, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Dhapra.

Dhapra is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapra is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kamarganj is about 13 km away. Sultanganj is about 14 km away. Sultānganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahiuddinpur (under 2 km), Kastikri (under 2 km) and Uchagaon (under 2 km).

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

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