About Dapka Village

Dapka is one of the larger villages in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,031, made up of 2,620 males and 2,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.74 hectares hectares.

Dapka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapka village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Nilanga
Area (hectares)	816.74 hectares
Population	5,031
Male Population	2,620
Female Population	2,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapka compares

By the 2011 count Dapka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 816.74 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dapka

Dapka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dapka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dapka from other places

Dapka lies about 34 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 33 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 Dapka
Tehsil headquarters	Nilanga	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatangali	33 km
District headquarters	Latur	34 km

Villages closest to Dapka

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

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Common questions about Dapka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapka village had a population of 5,031. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Dapka village has 2,620 males and 2,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapka has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Dapka covers 816.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dapka falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapka is Bhatangali, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dapka.

Dapka is about 34 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapka is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 4.3 km away. Bhatangali is about 33 km away. Latur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.