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About Dhepura Village

Dhepura is a large village in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,234 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Dhepura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhepura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 2,339
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhepura compares

By the 2011 count Dhepura is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dhepura

Dhepura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhepura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhepura from other places

Dhepura lies about 24 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Dalsingh Sarai, about 1.8 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 Dhepura
Nearest railway station Dalsingh Sarai 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalsinghsarai 2.1 km
District headquarters Samastipur 24 km

Villages closest to Dhepura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhepura village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Dhepura village has 1,234 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhepura has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Dhepura covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhepura falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhepura is Dalsingh Sarai, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhepura.

Dhepura is about 24 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhepura is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Dalsingh Sarai is about 1.8 km away. Dalsinghsarai is about 2.1 km away. Samastipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keota (under 2 km), Ajnaul (1.6 km) and Bhatgawan (1.6 km).

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

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