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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 587 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 325.41 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 587
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 66th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 325.41 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dadpur

Dadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadpur from other places

Dadpur lies about 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 Dadpur
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara Workshop Gate 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 9.0 km
Nearest town Naihāti 10 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 66th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Dadpur village has 587 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 325.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadpur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dadpur.

Dadpur is about 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 8.4 km away. Amdanga is about 9.0 km away. Naihāti is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariapur (2.3 km), Urala (2.7 km) and Adhata (3.5 km).

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

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