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About Char Dafarpur Village

Char Dafarpur is a small village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 51 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Dafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char Dafarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742227
Area (hectares) 146.04 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 51
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Char Dafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Char Dafarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 146.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Char Dafarpur

Char Dafarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Char Dafarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Char Dafarpur from other places

Char Dafarpur lies about 28 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 14 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 Char Dafarpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj I 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 28 km

Villages closest to Char Dafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Char Dafarpur village had a population of 97. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Char Dafarpur village has 51 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char Dafarpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Char Dafarpur is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char Dafarpur covers 146.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Char Dafarpur falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Char Dafarpur is Lohapur, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Char Dafarpur.

Char Dafarpur is about 28 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Char Dafarpur is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 21 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dafarpur (under 2 km), Bagpara (2.1 km) and Sahebnagar (3.3 km).

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

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