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About Dalpur Village

Dalpur is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 198 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 95.04 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 198
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dalpur is the 186th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 95.04 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dalpur

Dalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dalpur from other places

Dalpur lies about 19 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 2.8 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 Dalpur
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatna 5.9 km
District headquarters Bankura 19 km
Nearest town Bānkura 19 km

Villages closest to Dalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalpur village had a population of 368. That makes it the 186th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Dalpur village has 198 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalpur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dalpur is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalpur covers 95.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalpur falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalpur is Jhantipahari, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalpur.

Dalpur is about 19 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalpur is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 2.8 km away. Chhatna is about 5.9 km away. Bankura 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 Kalipur (under 2 km), Baghmara (5.3 km) and Bahara (5.3 km).

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

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