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About Dapura Village

Dapura is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 607 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.48 hectares hectares.

Dapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 211.48 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 607
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapura compares

By the 2011 count Dapura is the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 211.48 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dapura

Dapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dapura as Available within village. 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 Dapura from other places

Dapura lies about 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 10 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 Dapura
Nearest railway station Borgaon 10 km
Nearest town Umbri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 20 km

Villages closest to Dapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapura village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dapura village has 607 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapura has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dapura covers 211.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapura falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapura is Borgaon, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dapura.

Dapura is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapura is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 10 km away. Umbri is about 18 km away. Akola is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majalapur (under 2 km), Gonapur (under 2 km) and Ambikapur (1.9 km).

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

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