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About Dadpur Village

Dadpur is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,398, made up of 1,675 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, 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 Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 80.83 hectares
Population 3,398
Male Population 1,675
Female Population 1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dadpur compares

By the 2011 count Dadpur is the 11th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 80.83 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 <5 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 Mandirbazar 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 Mandirbazar 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 3,398. That makes it the 11th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Dadpur village has 1,675 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadpur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dadpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadpur covers 80.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadpur falls under Mandirbazar 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 <5 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 Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 1.8 km away. Mandirbazar 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 Durlavpur (under 2 km), Purba Sankarpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Ballabhpur (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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