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About Dhapera Village

Dhapera is a large village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,103, made up of 1,542 males and 1,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1050.85 hectares hectares.

Dhapera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 1050.85 hectares
Population 3,103
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhapera compares

By the 2011 count Dhapera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 1050.85 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dhapera

Dhapera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhapera as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhapera from other places

Dhapera lies about 7.3 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, 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 Dhapera
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 7.3 km
District headquarters Balaghat 7.3 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 7.3 km

Villages closest to Dhapera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapera village had a population of 3,103. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Dhapera village has 1,542 males and 1,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapera has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Dhapera covers 1050.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhapera falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhapera is Dhapewara, about 3.4 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhapera.

Dhapera is about 7.3 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapera is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 3.4 km away. Lalbarra is about 7.3 km away. Balaghat is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohgaon (2.9 km), Chhatera (2.9 km) and Kanki (3.7 km).

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

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