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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,955, made up of 2,587 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 4,955
Male Population 2,587
Female Population 2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 14 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 Kharagpur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur Road 14 km
District headquarters Munger 27 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur 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 4,955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Dariapur village has 2,587 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Dariapur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dariapur falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Kalyanpur Road, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 27 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 2.5 km away. Kalyanpur Road is about 14 km away. Munger is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhuban (under 2 km), Teghra (3.8 km) and Gopalpur (4.3 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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