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About Daspur Village

Daspur is a large village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,667, made up of 1,878 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721211
Area (hectares) 81.22 hectares
Population 3,667
Male Population 1,878
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daspur compares

By the 2011 count Daspur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 81.22 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Daspur

Daspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daspur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Daspur from other places

Daspur lies about 34 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 24 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 Daspur
Nearest town Ghātāl 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Daspur I 34 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Daspur

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 Daspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Daspur village had a population of 3,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Daspur village has 1,878 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daspur has about 953 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 Daspur is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daspur covers 81.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Daspur is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Daspur.

Daspur is about 34 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daspur is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghātāl is about 6.3 km away. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 24 km away. Daspur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabidaspur (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (1.5 km) and Kismat Narajol (12 km).

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

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