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About Dwarikapur Village

Dwarikapur is a large village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,360, made up of 1,732 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwarikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwarikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 227.34 hectares
Population 3,360
Male Population 1,732
Female Population 1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dwarikapur compares

By the 2011 count Dwarikapur is the 10th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 227.34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dwarikapur

Dwarikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dwarikapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dwarikapur from other places

Dwarikapur lies about 27 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 13 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 Dwarikapur
Nearest town Contai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 27 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 27 km

Villages closest to Dwarikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwarikapur village had a population of 3,360. That makes it the 10th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dwarikapur village has 1,732 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwarikapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dwarikapur is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwarikapur covers 227.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dwarikapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dwarikapur is Kanthi, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dwarikapur.

Dwarikapur is about 27 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwarikapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 13 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Chak (3.3 km), Chak Sibrampur (10 km) and Nona Birampur (10 km).

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

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