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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,478, made up of 1,852 males and 1,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 3,478
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 1,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dariapur

The census records public bus service for Dariapur 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 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 149 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 2.5 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 Dagarua 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Narhan 2.5 km
Nearest town Rusera 4.2 km
District headquarters Purnia 149 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 3,478. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Dariapur village has 1,852 males and 1,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Dariapur covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Narhan, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 149 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 2.0 km away. Narhan is about 2.5 km away. Rusera is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwari (1.5 km), Dagarua (2.0 km) and Doria (3.1 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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