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About Dasrathpur Village

Dasrathpur is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 193 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.4 hectares hectares.

Dasrathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasrathpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 755.4 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 193
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Dasrathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dasrathpur is the 342nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 755.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dasrathpur

Dasrathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dasrathpur 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 Dasrathpur from other places

Dasrathpur lies about 114 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 16 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 Dasrathpur
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 19 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 114 km

Villages closest to Dasrathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasrathpur village had a population of 362. That makes it the 342nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Dasrathpur village has 193 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasrathpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Dasrathpur covers 755.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dasrathpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dasrathpur is Bakhsha, about 16 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 Dasrathpur.

Dasrathpur is about 114 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasrathpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Machhlīshahr is about 4.0 km away. Bakhsha is about 16 km away. Jakhania is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doriya (3.1 km), Rasulpur Barhat (3.6 km) and Karsahi (4.0 km).

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

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