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About Dhupidara Village

Dhupidara is a small village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 197 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhupidara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhupidara village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 566.39 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 197
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhupidara compares

By the 2011 count Dhupidara is the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 566.39 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dhupidara

Dhupidara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhupidara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chongpung, Chongrang, Darap and Dentam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhupidara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhupidara village had a population of 384. That makes it the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Dhupidara village has 197 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhupidara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Dhupidara is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhupidara covers 566.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhupidara falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Dhupidara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhupidara.

Dhupidara is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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