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About Daspara Village

Daspara is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 71 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daspara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daspara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 146
Male Population 71
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daspara compares

By the 2011 count Daspara is the 262nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Daspara

Daspara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daspara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Daspara from other places

Daspara lies about 12 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 62 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 Daspara
Nearest town Tura 1.5 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Selsella 23 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 62 km

Villages closest to Daspara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daspara village had a population of 146. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Daspara village has 71 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daspara has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Daspara is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daspara falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Daspara is Mendipathar, about 62 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daspara.

Daspara is about 12 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daspara is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Tura is about 1.5 km away. West Garo Hills is about 12 km away. Selsella 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 Rongramgre (11 km), Rongranggiri (21 km) and Rongsanggre (21 km).

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

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