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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,688, made up of 1,921 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 204.55 hectares
Population 3,688
Male Population 1,921
Female Population 1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 204.55 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dadpur

Dadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadpur from other places

Dadpur lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 3.2 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 Dadpur
Nearest railway station Hotar 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 7.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadpur village had a population of 3,688. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Dadpur village has 1,921 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 204.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Hotar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Dadpur.

Dadpur is about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 3.2 km away. Baruipur is about 7.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gazirhat (under 2 km), Sankarpur (under 2 km) and Kanthal Beria (under 2 km).

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

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