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About Dhapara Village

Dhapara is a small village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 14 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741164
Area (hectares) 106.43 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 14
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Dhapara compares

By the 2011 count Dhapara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 106.43 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhapara

Dhapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhapara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhapara from other places

Dhapara lies about 54 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Kurmadanga Halt, about 9.9 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 Dhapara
Nearest railway station Kurmadanga Halt 9.9 km
Nearest town Kātoya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 33 km
District headquarters Nadia 54 km

Villages closest to Dhapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapara village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Dhapara village has 14 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapara has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dhapara is 741164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhapara covers 106.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhapara falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhapara is Kurmadanga Halt, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhapara.

Dhapara is about 54 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapara is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Kurmadanga Halt is about 9.9 km away. Kātoya is about 22 km away. Kaliganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautara (3.7 km), Sri Krishnapur (6.6 km) and Narayanpur (10 km).

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

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