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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 412 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 412
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 48th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 5.6 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 railway station Pothahi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.1 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 777. That makes it the 48th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dariapur village has 412 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Dariapur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Pothahi, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Dariapur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about 5.6 km away. Punpun is about 7.1 km away. Naubatpur is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newa (under 2 km), Dehri (under 2 km) and Kalianpur Basiawan (under 2 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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