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About Dadankapa Village

Dadankapa is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 183 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadankapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadankapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 87.57 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 183
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadankapa compares

By the 2011 count Dadankapa is the 216th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 87.57 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dadankapa

Dadankapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dadankapa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dadankapa from other places

Dadankapa lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 26 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 Dadankapa
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 14 km
Nearest town Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Dadankapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadankapa village had a population of 357. That makes it the 216th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dadankapa village has 183 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadankapa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dadankapa is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadankapa covers 87.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadankapa falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dadankapa is Kargi Road, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadankapa.

Dadankapa is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadankapa is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 14 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Kargi Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teliyapuran (1.7 km), Kumhrauli (2.1 km) and Masni (2.4 km).

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

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