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About Dafalpur Village

Dafalpur is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 326 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.58 hectares hectares.

Dafalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 86.58 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 326
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
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 Dafalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dafalpur is the 241st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 86.58 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dafalpur

Dafalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dafalpur 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 Dafalpur from other places

Dafalpur lies about 20 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 3.3 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 Dafalpur
Nearest railway station Sohawal 3.3 km
District headquarters Faizabad 20 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 20 km

Villages closest to Dafalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafalpur village had a population of 595. That makes it the 241st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Dafalpur village has 326 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafalpur has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Dafalpur covers 86.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dafalpur falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dafalpur is Sohawal, about 3.3 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 Dafalpur.

Dafalpur is about 20 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dafalpur is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 3.3 km away. Faizabad is about 20 km away. Fyzābād is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majnai (4.4 km), Murauli Fateh Singh (5.2 km) and Barianisaru (5.8 km).

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

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