About Dapode Village

Dapode is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,026, made up of 1,785 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 695 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.57 hectares hectares.

Dapode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapode village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Bhiwandi
Area (hectares)	208.57 hectares
Population	3,026
Male Population	1,785
Female Population	1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	695
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapode compares

By the 2011 count Dapode is the 15th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 208.57 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dapode

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

Dapode lies about 11 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivandi Road, about 1.5 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 Dapode
Nearest railway station	Bhivandi Road	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhiwandi	5.1 km
District headquarters	Thane	11 km

Villages closest to Dapode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapode village had a population of 3,026. That makes it the 15th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dapode village has 1,785 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapode has about 695 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Dapode covers 208.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dapode falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapode is Bhivandi Road, about 1.5 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 Dapode.

Dapode is about 11 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapode is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Bhivandi Road is about 1.5 km away. Bhiwandi is about 5.1 km away. Thane is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.