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About Dashrathpur Village

Dashrathpur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 390 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.22 hectares hectares.

Dashrathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dashrathpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 140.22 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 390
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
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 Dashrathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dashrathpur is the 231st largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 140.22 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dashrathpur

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

Dashrathpur lies about 68 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 8.5 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 Dashrathpur
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 14 km
District headquarters Varanasi 68 km

Villages closest to Dashrathpur

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 Dashrathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dashrathpur village had a population of 819. That makes it the 231st largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Dashrathpur village has 390 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dashrathpur has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Dashrathpur covers 140.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dashrathpur is Atraura Halt, about 8.5 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 Dashrathpur.

Dashrathpur is about 68 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dashrathpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Atraura Halt is about 8.5 km away. Pindra is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokulpur (under 2 km), Biraon (under 2 km) and Akorha (under 2 km).

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

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