As of the 2021 census it had a population of 15,920 and an area of 15.12-square-kilometre (5.84 sq mi).

[1][2] As of 2023, the subdistrict is divided into four villages: The region was known as Datuo Township/ Town (大托乡（镇）) and belonged to Changsha County in history.

[3] The Xiang River flows through the west of Datuopu Subdistrict.

The Changsha Ring Expressway (长沙绕城高速公路) runs west–east along the north side of Datuopu Subdistrict.

Datuopu railway station (大托铺火车站) serves the town, which originally built in 1911.