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About Dinapur Village

Dinapur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 184 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 36.22 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 184
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 Dinapur compares

By the 2011 count Dinapur is the 241st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 36.22 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dinapur

Dinapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dinapur 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 Dinapur from other places

Dinapur lies about 8.7 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Shyam Chak, about 10 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 Dinapur
Tehsil headquarters Debra 6.7 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Shyam Chak 10 km
Nearest town Medinīpur 22 km

Villages closest to Dinapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinapur village had a population of 388. That makes it the 241st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Dinapur village has 184 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinapur has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dinapur is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinapur covers 36.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dinapur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dinapur is Shyam Chak, about 10 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 Dinapur.

Dinapur is about 8.7 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinapur is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Debra is about 6.7 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 8.7 km away. Shyam Chak 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 Debra (6.7 km), Kismat Debra (6.7 km) and Loyada (8.2 km).

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

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