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About Dharapat Village

Dharapat is a small village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 143 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharapat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 42.37 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 143
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Dharapat compares

By the 2011 count Dharapat is the 134th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 42.37 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dharapat

Dharapat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharapat 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. The nearest villages by name are Darapur, Dashere, Dehuabani and Deshra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dharapat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharapat village had a population of 269. That makes it the 134th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Dharapat village has 143 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharapat has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dharapat is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharapat covers 42.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharapat falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dharapat notes the nearest railway station 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 Dharapat.

Dharapat is in Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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