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About Dadaur Village

Dadaur is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 190 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Dadaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 190
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dadaur compares

By the 2011 count Dadaur is the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dadaur

Dadaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadaur from other places

Dadaur lies about 13 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, 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 Dadaur
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 13 km

Villages closest to Dadaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Dadaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadaur village had a population of 368. That makes it the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Dadaur village has 190 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadaur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Dadaur covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadaur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dadaur is Ranipatra, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dadaur is about 13 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadaur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.8 km away. Purnia East is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiagachhi (under 2 km), Kishunpur (under 2 km) and Tariabhag (1.5 km).

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

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