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About Dastapur Village

Dastapur is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 605 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.62 hectares hectares.

Dastapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 542.62 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 605
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dastapur compares

By the 2011 count Dastapur is the 45th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 542.62 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 8.0 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 23 km
District headquarters Washim 24 km

Villages closest to Dastapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangrulpir 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 1,172. That makes it the 45th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Dastapur village has 605 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Dastapur covers 542.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dastapur falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dastapur is Kata Road, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 24 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dastapur is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 8.0 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 8.0 km away. Kata Road 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 Masola Kh (1.8 km), Ambapur (2.4 km) and Dhanora Kh (3.3 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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