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About Dapka Village

Dapka is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 752 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dapka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 612.88 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 752
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapka compares

By the 2011 count Dapka is the 22nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 612.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1027.

Getting to Dapka

Dapka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dapka 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. The nearest villages by name are Chikhaldah, Chingli, Daihan and Dalli Kholi. 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 Dapka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapka village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Dapka village has 752 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapka has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dapka is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dapka covers 612.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapka falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dapka 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 <5 km distance for Dapka.

Dapka is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon 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 Dapka today is likely to be higher.

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