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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 14 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.4 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 51.4 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 14
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,786
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 51.4 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dariapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 15 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 Dariapur
Nearest town Kharagpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 22 km
District headquarters Banka 34 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariapur village had a population of 39. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Dariapur village has 14 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 1786 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Dariapur covers 51.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dariapur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Kamarganj, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Kamarganj is about 15 km away. Amarpur 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 Dharampur (under 2 km), Balesar Chak (2.6 km) and Shahganjbad (2.9 km).

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

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