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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 662 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, 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 Bishnupur II
Pincode 743377
Area (hectares) 56.63 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 662
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 56.63 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadpur from other places

Dadpur lies about 5.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 1.8 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 Madhabpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 5.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.0 km

Villages closest to Dadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur II 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 1,262. That makes it the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Dadpur village has 662 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 56.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dadpur is Madhabpur, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dadpur.

Dadpur is about 5.7 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 Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 1.8 km away. Bishnupur II is about 5.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (under 2 km), Maukhali (1.6 km) and Dulalpur (2.2 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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