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About Daspur Village

Daspur is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,855, made up of 1,507 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712415
Area (hectares) 162.72 hectares
Population 2,855
Male Population 1,507
Female Population 1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daspur compares

By the 2011 count Daspur is the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 162.72 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Daspur

Daspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daspur as Available within <5 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 Daspur from other places

Daspur lies about 4.1 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 Daspur
Nearest railway station Bandel Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 4.1 km
District headquarters Hugli 4.1 km

Villages closest to Daspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Daspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Daspur village had a population of 2,855. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Daspur village has 1,507 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daspur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Daspur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daspur covers 162.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daspur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Daspur is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daspur.

Daspur is about 4.1 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daspur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Bandel Junction is about 1.6 km away. Khanakul I is about 4.1 km away. Hugli is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchra (7.5 km), Pol (10 km) and Sankarpur (13 km).

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

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