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About Dariyapur Village

Dariyapur is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 265 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Dariyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariyapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 265
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariyapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariyapur is the 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dariyapur

Dariyapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dariyapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dariyapur from other places

Dariyapur lies about 3.6 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 22 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 Dariyapur
District headquarters Arwal 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 10 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 22 km

Villages closest to Dariyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariyapur village had a population of 502. That makes it the 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Dariyapur village has 265 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariyapur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Dariyapur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dariyapur falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariyapur is Garhani, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dariyapur.

Dariyapur is about 3.6 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariyapur is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Arwal is about 3.6 km away. Karpi is about 10 km away. Garhani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patak Chak (1.5 km), Aiyara (3.4 km) and Laraua (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dariyapur today is likely to be higher.

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