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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 916 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721211
Area (hectares) 139.6 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 916
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 28th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 139.6 hectares work out to about 13 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 Dadpur

Dadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 2 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 Madpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Daspur I 5.6 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 5.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 28th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Dadpur village has 916 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 954 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 Dadpur is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 139.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadpur falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Madpur, about under 2 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 km distance for Dadpur.

Dadpur is about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Daspur I is about 5.6 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamudpur (under 2 km), Beliaghata (2.7 km) and Rupnarayanpur (8.4 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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