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About Dapura Village

Dapura is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 493 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742.2 hectares hectares.

Dapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 742.2 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 493
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 742.2 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 12 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 Patsul 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 13 km
Nearest town Telhāra 13 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Dapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Telhara 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 1,020. That makes it the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Dapura village has 493 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapura has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Dapura covers 742.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dapura falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapura is Patsul, about 12 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 28 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 Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 12 km away. Telhara is about 13 km away. Telhāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimboli (2.1 km), Manabda (2.4 km) and Atkali (3.8 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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