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About Darpa Village

Darpa is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 853 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darpa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,639
Male Population 853
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darpa compares

By the 2011 count Darpa is the 39th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Darpa

Darpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darpa as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chainpur, Chandpur Milik, Chilkaur and Damodarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Darpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Darpa village had a population of 1,639. That makes it the 39th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Darpa village has 853 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darpa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Darpa is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darpa covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darpa falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Darpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darpa.

Darpa is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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