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About Dandupur Village

Dandupur is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,864, made up of 3,011 males and 2,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221201, 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 Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221201
Area (hectares) 155.31 hectares
Population 5,864
Male Population 3,011
Female Population 2,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dandupur compares

By the 2011 count Dandupur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 155.31 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dandupur

Dandupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandupur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dandupur from other places

Dandupur lies about 91 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 4.1 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 Saidabad 4.1 km
Nearest town Phulpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 28 km
District headquarters Varanasi 91 km

Villages closest to Dandupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 5,864. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Dandupur village has 3,011 males and 2,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandupur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dandupur is 221201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandupur covers 155.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dandupur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandupur is Saidabad, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dandupur.

Dandupur is about 91 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandupur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Saidabad is about 4.1 km away. Phulpur is about 15 km away. Pindra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasnipur (3.8 km), Binda (4.1 km) and Thari (4.3 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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