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About Dulahpur Village

Dulahpur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 69 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.95 hectares hectares.

Dulahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 29.95 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 69
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Dulahpur compares

By the 2011 count Dulahpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 29.95 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dulahpur

Dulahpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dulahpur 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 Dulahpur from other places

Dulahpur lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 5.6 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 Dulahpur
Nearest railway station Telta 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Dulahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulahpur village had a population of 143. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Dulahpur village has 69 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulahpur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Dulahpur covers 29.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dulahpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dulahpur is Telta, about 5.6 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 Dulahpur.

Dulahpur is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulahpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 5.6 km away. Barsoi is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narainpur (2.8 km), Panchpur (4.3 km) and Mangatpur (4.8 km).

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

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