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About Dhapai Village

Dhapai is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,602 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhapai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 787 hectares
Population 3,083
Male Population 1,602
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhapai compares

By the 2011 count Dhapai is the 30th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 787 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 910.

Getting to Dhapai

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

Dhapai lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 5.4 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 Dhapai
Nearest railway station Qadian 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Dhapai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapai village had a population of 3,083. That makes it the 30th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhapai village has 1,602 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapai has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhapai is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhapai covers 787 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhapai falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhapai is Qadian, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhapai.

Dhapai is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapai is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 5.4 km away. Batala is about 19 km away. Gurdaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basrai (2.3 km), Mokal (2.7 km) and Bhamri (2.9 km).

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

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