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About Dubrajpur Village

Dubrajpur is a small village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 167 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dubrajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dubrajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713212
Area (hectares) 61.55 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 167
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dubrajpur compares

By the 2011 count Dubrajpur is the 67th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 61.55 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dubrajpur

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

How far is Dubrajpur from other places

Dubrajpur lies about 91 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 10 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 Dubrajpur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 11 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 91 km

Villages closest to Dubrajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dubrajpur village had a population of 342. That makes it the 67th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dubrajpur village has 167 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dubrajpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dubrajpur is 713212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dubrajpur covers 61.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dubrajpur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dubrajpur is Gadadharpur, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Dubrajpur.

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

Dubrajpur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Gadadharpur is about 10 km away. Kanksa is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Kuldiha (3.8 km) and Rupganj (4.0 km).

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

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