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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 394 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Pincode 824237
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 394
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 93rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dadpur

Dadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadpur as Available within 5 - 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 Dadpur from other places

Dadpur lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 18 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 Dadpur
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 10 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Dadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 759. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dadpur village has 394 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadpur falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Kastha, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dadpur.

Dadpur is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 18 km away. Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharauna (under 2 km), Dhanawan (under 2 km) and Panrariya (under 2 km).

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

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