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About Dapang Village

Dapang is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 313 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dapang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 222.31 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 313
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Dapang compares

By the 2011 count Dapang is the 77th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 222.31 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dapang

Dapang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dapang 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. The nearest villages by name are Chitra, Chorgali, Daldali and Dandudi. 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 Dapang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapang village had a population of 608. That makes it the 77th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Dapang village has 313 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapang has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dapang is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dapang covers 222.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapang falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dapang notes the nearest railway station 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 Dapang.

Dapang is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Dapang today is likely to be higher.

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