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About Dalilpur Village

Dalilpur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 765 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalilpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 95.1 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 765
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalilpur compares

By the 2011 count Dalilpur is the 65th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 95.1 hectares work out to about 16 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 984.

Getting to Dalilpur

Dalilpur 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 Dalilpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalilpur from other places

Dalilpur lies about 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 5.1 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 Dalilpur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 5.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 35 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Dalilpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalilpur village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 65th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Dalilpur village has 765 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalilpur has about 970 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Dalilpur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalilpur covers 95.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dalilpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalilpur is Harishchandrapur, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalilpur.

Dalilpur is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalilpur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 5.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Gazole is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (3.2 km), Baira Dangi (3.5 km) and Anantarampur (6.0 km).

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

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