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About Dadanpur Village

Dadanpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 367 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 64.5 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 367
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadanpur is the 121st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 64.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dadanpur

Dadanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadanpur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadanpur from other places

Dadanpur lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 Dadanpur
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara Workshop Gate 8.4 km
Nearest town Naihāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Dadanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadanpur village had a population of 704. That makes it the 121st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Dadanpur village has 367 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadanpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dadanpur is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadanpur covers 64.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadanpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dadanpur is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadanpur.

Dadanpur is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadanpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 8.4 km away. Naihāti is about 10 km away. Arambag is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eadpur (under 2 km), Ashanpur (4.5 km) and Sahapur (4.5 km).

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

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