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About Dastarapur Village

Dastarapur is a small village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 135 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dastarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastarapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Pincode 444801
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 135
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dastarapur compares

By the 2011 count Dastarapur is the 82nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 946.

Getting to Dastarapur

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

Dastarapur lies about 20 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Shirala, about 7.3 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 Dastarapur
Nearest railway station Shirala 7.3 km
District headquarters Amravati 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 22 km

Villages closest to Dastarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dastarapur village had a population of 270. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Dastarapur village has 135 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastarapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dastarapur is 444801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dastarapur covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dastarapur falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dastarapur is Shirala, about 7.3 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 Dastarapur.

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

Dastarapur is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Shirala is about 7.3 km away. Amravati is about 20 km away. Bhatkuli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapur (2.5 km), Jalka (2.6 km) and Deori (3.3 km).

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

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