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About Dorapur Village

Dorapur is a small village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 230 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.81 hectares hectares.

Dorapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 16.81 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 230
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dorapur compares

By the 2011 count Dorapur is the 497th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 16.81 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dorapur

The census records public bus service for Dorapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dorapur from other places

Dorapur lies about 17 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Yusufpur, about under 2 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 Dorapur
Nearest railway station Yusufpur under 2 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 17 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 17 km

Villages closest to Dorapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorapur village had a population of 439. That makes it the 497th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Dorapur village has 230 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorapur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Dorapur covers 16.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dorapur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorapur is Yusufpur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dorapur.

Dorapur is about 17 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorapur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Yusufpur is about under 2 km away. Muhammadābād is about 2.6 km away. Mohammadabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandwa (under 2 km), Tandwa M Kajipur Siraj (under 2 km) and Barhi Pur (under 2 km).

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

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