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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a large village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,260, made up of 1,690 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Barahiya
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 3,260
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dariapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 132 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Barahiya 7.9 km
Nearest town Tekāri 14 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 19 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 132 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahiya 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 3,260. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Dariapur village has 1,690 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Dariapur covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Ner Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 132 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Barahiya is about 7.9 km away. Tekāri is about 14 km away. Ner Halt is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repura (under 2 km), Nathanpur (5.0 km) and Kamarpur (5.4 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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