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About Dahapara Village

Dahapara is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 259 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742104
Area (hectares) 84.45 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 259
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahapara compares

By the 2011 count Dahapara is the 96th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 84.45 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dahapara

Dahapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahapara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dahapara from other places

Dahapara lies about 29 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 13 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 Dahapara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Dahapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Dahapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahapara village had a population of 501. That makes it the 96th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dahapara village has 259 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahapara has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dahapara is 742104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahapara covers 84.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahapara falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dahapara is Lohapur, about 13 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 village for Dahapara.

Dahapara is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahapara is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangapara (under 2 km), Kamalpur (1.9 km) and Hamdampur (5.3 km).

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

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