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About Dandupur Village

Dandupur is a mid sized village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 938 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 211008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 211008
Area (hectares) 76.43 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 938
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dandupur compares

By the 2011 count Dandupur is the 126th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 76.43 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dandupur

Dandupur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dandupur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandupur from other places

Dandupur lies about 10 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 4.3 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 Dandupur
Nearest railway station Iradatganj 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 10 km
District headquarters Allahabad 10 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 10 km

Villages closest to Dandupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandupur village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 126th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Dandupur village has 938 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandupur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dandupur is 211008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandupur covers 76.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dandupur falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandupur is Iradatganj, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dandupur.

Dandupur is about 10 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandupur is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 4.3 km away. Karchhana is about 10 km away. Allahabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangapur (under 2 km), Babupur (under 2 km) and Champatpur (under 2 km).

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

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