About Dayapur Village

Dayapur is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,972, made up of 2,570 males and 2,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dayapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743370
Area (hectares)	633.4 hectares
Population	4,972
Male Population	2,570
Female Population	2,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Dayapur compares

By the 2011 count Dayapur is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 633.4 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dayapur

Dayapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dayapur 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 Dayapur from other places

Dayapur lies about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 28 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 Dayapur
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	28 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	47 km

Villages closest to Dayapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dayapur village had a population of 4,972. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Dayapur village has 2,570 males and 2,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dayapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dayapur is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dayapur covers 633.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dayapur falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dayapur is Canning, about 28 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 Dayapur.

Dayapur is about 47 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.

Dayapur is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 6.8 km away. Canning is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.