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About Dagrapara Village

Dagrapara is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 289 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Dagrapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagrapara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 289
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dagrapara compares

By the 2011 count Dagrapara is the 156th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dagrapara

Dagrapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dagrapara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dagrapara from other places

Dagrapara lies about 16 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 6.9 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 Dagrapara
Nearest railway station Sonaili 6.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 21 km

Villages closest to Dagrapara

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 Dagrapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagrapara village had a population of 541. That makes it the 156th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Dagrapara village has 289 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagrapara has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Dagrapara covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dagrapara falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dagrapara is Sonaili, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dagrapara.

Dagrapara is about 16 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagrapara is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 6.9 km away. Katihar is about 16 km away. Barsoi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur (under 2 km), Sitalpur Milik (under 2 km) and Jathar (2.3 km).

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

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