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About Dapkyal Village

Dapkyal is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 656 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dapkyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapkyal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Pincode 413529
Area (hectares) 610.43 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 656
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapkyal compares

By the 2011 count Dapkyal is the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 610.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dapkyal

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

Dapkyal lies about 24 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gharni, about 3.6 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 Dapkyal
Nearest railway station Gharni 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 12 km
District headquarters Latur 24 km

Villages closest to Dapkyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapkyal village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Dapkyal village has 656 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapkyal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dapkyal is 413529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dapkyal covers 610.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapkyal falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapkyal is Gharni, about 3.6 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 Dapkyal.

Dapkyal is about 24 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapkyal is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Gharni is about 3.6 km away. Chakur is about 12 km away. Latur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgaon (1.9 km), Shiwankheda Bk (3.3 km) and Gharola (3.5 km).

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

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