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About Dhap Village

Dhap is a mid sized village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 294 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhap village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Lailunga
Pincode 496115
Area (hectares) 320.54 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 294
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhap compares

By the 2011 count Dhap is the 81st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 320.54 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhap

Dhap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhap as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhatasarai, Chingari, Chiraikhar and Chitkibahar. 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 Dhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhap village had a population of 584. That makes it the 81st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Dhap village has 294 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhap has about 986 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dhap is 496115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhap covers 320.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhap falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhap.

Dhap is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh 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 Dhap today is likely to be higher.

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