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About Dafer Village

Dafer is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 109 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dafer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafer village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174034
Area (hectares) 61.05 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 109
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dafer compares

By the 2011 count Dafer is the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 61.05 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dafer

Dafer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dafer as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are D P F Johr Dhyani, D P F Johr Sundri, D P F Kozar and D P F Malraon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dafer

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafer village had a population of 210. That makes it the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dafer village has 109 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafer has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dafer is 174034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dafer covers 61.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dafer falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dafer notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dafer.

Dafer is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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