About Dipa Village

Dipa is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 887 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dipa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dipa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Haripal
Pincode	712403
Area (hectares)	91.02 hectares
Population	1,764
Male Population	887
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dipa compares

By the 2011 count Dipa is the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 91.02 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 980.

Getting to Dipa

Dipa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dipa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dipa from other places

Dipa lies about 36 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kaikala, about 4.8 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 Dipa
Tehsil headquarters	Haripal	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kaikala	4.8 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	11 km
District headquarters	Hugli	36 km

Villages closest to Dipa

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

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Common questions about Dipa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dipa village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Dipa village has 887 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dipa has about 989 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Dipa is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dipa covers 91.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dipa falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dipa is Kaikala, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dipa.

Dipa is about 36 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dipa is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 4.7 km away. Kaikala is about 4.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.