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About Dariyapur Village

Dariyapur is a small village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 88 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Dariyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariyapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 88
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dariyapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariyapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dariyapur

Dariyapur 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 Dariyapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dariyapur from other places

Dariyapur lies about 4.9 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 5.1 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 Dariyapur
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 4.9 km
District headquarters Nawada 4.9 km
Nearest town Nawāda 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 5.1 km

Villages closest to Dariyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariyapur village had a population of 178. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Dariyapur village has 88 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariyapur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Dariyapur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dariyapur falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariyapur is Nawadah, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dariyapur is about 4.9 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariyapur is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Meskaur is about 4.9 km away. Nawada is about 4.9 km away. Nawāda is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (4.3 km), Mirzapur (5.1 km) and Arghu Chak (5.6 km).

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

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