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About Dasagappatti Village

Dasagappatti is a mid sized village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 361 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasagappatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasagappatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636502
Area (hectares) 132.4 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 361
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasagappatti compares

By the 2011 count Dasagappatti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 132.4 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dasagappatti

Dasagappatti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dasagappatti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dasagappatti from other places

Dasagappatti lies about 30 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mecheri Road, about 8.8 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 Dasagappatti
Nearest railway station Mecheri Road 8.8 km
Nearest town Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 12 km
District headquarters Salem 30 km

Villages closest to Dasagappatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasagappatti village had a population of 678. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Dasagappatti village has 361 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasagappatti has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dasagappatti is 636502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasagappatti covers 132.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasagappatti falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dasagappatti is Mecheri Road, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dasagappatti.

Dasagappatti is about 30 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasagappatti is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mecheri Road is about 8.8 km away. Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti is about 9.1 km away. Mettur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soorappalli (2.2 km), Vanavasi (2.6 km) and Vanavasi R F (2.6 km).

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

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