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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 431 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 153.99 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 431
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 72nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 153.99 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Dadpur

Dadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dadpur from other places

Dadpur lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.4 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 Dadpur
Nearest railway station Murarai 3.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 809. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Dadpur village has 431 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 153.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadpur falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Murarai, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dadpur is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Murarai is about 3.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Pakaur 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 Raghunathpur (6.7 km), Malaipur (7.1 km) and Panchgachhi (8.3 km).

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

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