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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,040 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 110.54 hectares
Population 2,053
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 110.54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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 Dadpur
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara Workshop Gate 8.4 km
Nearest town Naihāti 10 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 20 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 2,053. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Dadpur village has 1,040 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 974 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 110.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

Dadpur 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.

Dadpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 8.4 km away. Naihāti is about 10 km away. Hugli 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 Chandra (3.9 km), Hatikanda (4.5 km) and Jagulia (5.1 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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