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About Dilapahari Village

Dilapahari is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,919, made up of 983 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dilapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilapahari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 514.58 hectares
Population 1,919
Male Population 983
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dilapahari compares

By the 2011 count Dilapahari is the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 514.58 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dilapahari

Dilapahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dilapahari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dilapahari from other places

Dilapahari lies about 5.6 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Dilapahari
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 5.6 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 5.6 km

Villages closest to Dilapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilapahari village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Dilapahari village has 983 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilapahari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dilapahari is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dilapahari covers 514.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dilapahari falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dilapahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dilapahari is about 5.6 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dilapahari is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 5.6 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamapur (under 2 km), Bargahi (under 2 km) and Bagtarai (2.0 km).

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

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