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About Dwariapur Village

Dwariapur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 548 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwariapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 82.98 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 548
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dwariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dwariapur is the 57th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 82.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dwariapur

The census records public bus service for Dwariapur as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dwariapur from other places

Dwariapur lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.5 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 Dwariapur
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Dwariapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwariapur village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 57th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Dwariapur village has 548 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwariapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dwariapur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwariapur covers 82.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dwariapur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dwariapur is Chatra, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dwariapur.

Dwariapur is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwariapur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Murarai II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopa (1.6 km), Rudranagar (2.0 km) and Narachauti (2.8 km).

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

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