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About Daripur Village

Daripur is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 338 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 338
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daripur compares

By the 2011 count Daripur is the 113th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Daripur

Daripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daripur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daripur from other places

Daripur lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 13 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 Daripur
Tehsil headquarters Amour 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Daripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daripur village had a population of 680. That makes it the 113th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Daripur village has 338 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daripur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Daripur is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daripur covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daripur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daripur is Garh Banaili, about 13 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 km distance for Daripur.

Daripur is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daripur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 7.4 km away. Garh Banaili is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Bangara (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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