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About Dhapra Village

Dhapra is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 131 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 101.17 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 131
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhapra compares

By the 2011 count Dhapra is the 210th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 101.17 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dhapra

Dhapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhapra as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhanghari Chota, Dhangsol, Dhansol and Dhanyagharibara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapra village had a population of 276. That makes it the 210th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Dhapra village has 131 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapra has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhapra is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhapra covers 101.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhapra falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhapra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhapra.

Dhapra is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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