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About Dabkai Village

Dabkai is a large village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,267 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabkai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742405
Area (hectares) 84.48 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dabkai compares

By the 2011 count Dabkai is the 53rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 84.48 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dabkai

Dabkai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dabkai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhiruti, Chhota Garabasa, Chhota Satui and Chumarigacha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dabkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabkai village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Dabkai village has 1,267 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabkai has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dabkai is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabkai covers 84.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dabkai falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dabkai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dabkai.

Dabkai is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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