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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 583 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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 Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 79.37 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 583
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 79.37 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dadpur

Dadpur 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 Dadpur 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 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 Murarai I 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 Murarai I 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 1,153. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Dadpur village has 583 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 79.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadpur falls under Murarai I 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai I 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 Palsa (3.5 km), Banarampur (3.7 km) and Bandhaipur (4.2 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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