About Dhapri Village

Dhapri is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,724, made up of 1,451 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Dhapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	2,724
Male Population	1,451
Female Population	1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
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 Dhapri compares

By the 2011 count Dhapri is the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Dhapri

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

Dhapri lies about 33 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 17 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 Dhapri
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	17 km
District headquarters	Munger	33 km

Villages closest to Dhapri

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

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Common questions about Dhapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapri village had a population of 2,724. That makes it the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Dhapri village has 1,451 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapri has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Dhapri covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhapri falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhapri is Khariapipra Halt, about 17 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 Dhapri.

Dhapri is about 33 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapri is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 3.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 17 km away. Munger is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.