About Dafarpur Village

Dafarpur is one of the larger villages in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,243, made up of 2,661 males and 2,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742187
Area (hectares)	679.46 hectares
Population	5,243
Male Population	2,661
Female Population	2,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dafarpur is the 6th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 679.46 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dafarpur

Dafarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dafarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dafarpur from other places

Dafarpur lies about 160 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 7.4 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 Dafarpur
Nearest railway station	Barsoi Junction	7.4 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabagram	22 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	160 km

Villages closest to Dafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafarpur village had a population of 5,243. That makes it the 6th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Dafarpur village has 2,661 males and 2,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafarpur 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Dafarpur is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dafarpur covers 679.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dafarpur falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dafarpur is Barsoi Junction, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dafarpur.

Dafarpur is about 160 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dafarpur is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Barsoi Junction is about 7.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Nabagram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.