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About Dapchari Village

Dapchari is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,645, made up of 1,805 males and 1,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dapchari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapchari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401610
Area (hectares) 1501 hectares
Population 3,645
Male Population 1,805
Female Population 1,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dapchari compares

By the 2011 count Dapchari is the 20th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 1501 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Dapchari

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

Dapchari lies about 97 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbergaon Road, about 16 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 Dapchari
Nearest railway station Umbergaon Road 16 km
Nearest town Umargām 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dahanu 23 km
District headquarters Thane 97 km

Villages closest to Dapchari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapchari village had a population of 3,645. That makes it the 20th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Dapchari village has 1,805 males and 1,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapchari has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Dapchari is 401610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dapchari covers 1501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapchari falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapchari is Umbergaon Road, about 16 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 km distance for Dapchari.

Dapchari is about 97 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapchari is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. Umbergaon Road is about 16 km away. Umargām is about 22 km away. Dahanu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vankas (2.1 km), Modgaon (7.2 km) and Raipur (11 km).

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

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