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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 327 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 136.34 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 327
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 72nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 136.34 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 950.

Getting to Dadpur

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

Dadpur lies about under 2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.9 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 Dadpur
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II under 2 km
District headquarters Birbhum under 2 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Dadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 613. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dadpur village has 327 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 136.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadpur falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Swadinpur, about 3.9 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 Dadpur.

Dadpur is about under 2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mayureswar II is about under 2 km away. Birbhum is about under 2 km away. Swadinpur is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darkandi (under 2 km), Prajapara (3.2 km) and Daspalsa (3.5 km).

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

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