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About Dastapur Village

Dastapur is a small village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 125 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares.

Dastapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 625 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 125
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dastapur compares

By the 2011 count Dastapur is the 124th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 927.

Getting to Dastapur

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

Dastapur lies about 60 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 20 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 Dastapur
Nearest town Bālāpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Paras 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 26 km
District headquarters Buldana 60 km

Villages closest to Dastapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dastapur village had a population of 259. That makes it the 124th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Dastapur village has 125 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastapur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Dastapur covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dastapur falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dastapur is Paras, about 20 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 Dastapur.

Dastapur is about 60 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dastapur is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Bālāpur is about 12 km away. Paras is about 20 km away. Khamgaon 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 Loni Gurav (under 2 km), Kadamapur (3.0 km) and Bothakaji (4.9 km).

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

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