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About Dafarpur Village

Dafarpur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 510 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 202.32 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 510
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dafarpur is the 80th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 202.32 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dafarpur

Dafarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dafarpur as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Chamuk, Chandipara, Chandura and Charulya. 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 Dafarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafarpur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 80th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Dafarpur village has 510 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafarpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dafarpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dafarpur covers 202.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dafarpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dafarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dafarpur.

Dafarpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Dafarpur today is likely to be higher.

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