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About Walipur Village

Walipur is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 278 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Walipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 278
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Walipur compares

By the 2011 count Walipur is the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Walipur

Walipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Walipur 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 Walipur from other places

Walipur lies about 30 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 12 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 Walipur
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Nadwan 12 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Patna 30 km

Villages closest to Walipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walipur village had a population of 568. That makes it the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Walipur village has 278 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walipur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Walipur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Walipur falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Walipur is Nadwan, about 12 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 Walipur.

Walipur is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walipur is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 4.4 km away. Nadwan is about 12 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijpura (under 2 km), Bahrampur (under 2 km) and Bardiha (1.5 km).

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

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