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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 689 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,361
Male Population 689
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dariapur as Available within 10+ 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 Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 10 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 Islāmpur 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Islampur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 17 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoshi 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 1,361. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Dariapur village has 689 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Dariapur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Islampur, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Islāmpur is about 9.2 km away. Islampur is about 10 km away. Ghoshi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaho Bigha (under 2 km), Bakhra (2.3 km) and Madhopur (2.6 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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