About Dandapur Village

Dandapur is a small village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 258 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Baruipur
Pincode	743372
Area (hectares)	108.46 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	258
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dandapur compares

By the 2011 count Dandapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 108.46 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 950.

Getting to Dandapur

Dandapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dandapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandapur from other places

Dandapur lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 7.3 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 Dandapur
Nearest railway station	Surjyapur	7.3 km
Nearest town	Canning	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baruipur	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km

Villages closest to Dandapur

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.

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Common questions about Dandapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandapur village had a population of 497. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Dandapur village has 258 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandapur has about 926 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 Dandapur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandapur covers 108.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dandapur is Surjyapur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dandapur.

Dandapur is about 20 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.

Dandapur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 7.3 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.