About Dhapai Village

Dhapai is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 412 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhapai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	496242
Area (hectares)	202.54 hectares
Population	814
Male Population	412
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhapai compares

By the 2011 count Dhapai is the 91st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 202.54 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhapai

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

Dhapai lies about 47 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 36 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 Dhapai
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	10 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	36 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	47 km

Villages closest to Dhapai

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

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Common questions about Dhapai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapai village had a population of 814. That makes it the 91st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Dhapai village has 412 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapai has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dhapai is 496242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhapai covers 202.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhapai falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhapai is Bhatapara, about 36 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 village for Dhapai.

Dhapai is about 47 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapai is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 10 km away. Bhatapara is about 36 km away. Bilaspur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.