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About Dipau Village

Dipau is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 128 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Dipau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dipau village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 128
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dipau compares

By the 2011 count Dipau is the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dipau

Dipau 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 Dipau as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dipau from other places

Dipau lies about 34 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Trivikramdeo Nagar, about 6.8 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 Dipau
Nearest railway station Trivikramdeo Nagar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 9.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 17 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 34 km

Villages closest to Dipau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dipau village had a population of 247. That makes it the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Dipau village has 128 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dipau has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Dipau covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dipau falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dipau is Trivikramdeo Nagar, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dipau.

Dipau is about 34 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dipau is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Trivikramdeo Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Baikunthpur is about 9.1 km away. Barauli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satpatia Kal Kalahi (under 2 km), Khurampur (under 2 km) and Khorampur Birt (under 2 km).

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

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