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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,996, made up of 1,565 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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 Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 136.92 hectares
Population 2,996
Male Population 1,565
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 136.92 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dadpur

The census records public bus service for Dadpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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
Nearest town Naihāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 29 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 Barasat II 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 2,996. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Dadpur village has 1,565 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 136.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadpur falls under Barasat II 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 8.4 km away. Naihāti is about 10 km away. Barasat II 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 Paltadanga (12 km), Falti Banpur (16 km) and Chaugharia (18 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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