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About Dastampur Village

Dastampur is a mid sized village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 634 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.34 hectares hectares.

Dastampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dastampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Area (hectares) 86.34 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 634
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dastampur compares

By the 2011 count Dastampur is the 84th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 86.34 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Dastampur

Dastampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dastampur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dastampur from other places

Dastampur lies about 3.3 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 7.8 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 Dastampur
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 7.8 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 16 km

Villages closest to Dastampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dastampur village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 84th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Dastampur village has 634 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dastampur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Dastampur covers 86.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dastampur falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dastampur is Phaphund, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dastampur.

Dastampur is about 3.3 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dastampur is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Kanpur Dehat is about 3.3 km away. Derapur is about 5.1 km away. Phaphund is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Galuapur (under 2 km) and Jignish (under 2 km).

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

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