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About Dharipur Village

Dharipur is a mid sized village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 800 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.4 hectares hectares.

Dharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 36.4 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 800
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharipur compares

By the 2011 count Dharipur is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 36.4 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dharipur

Dharipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharipur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharipur from other places

Dharipur lies about 54 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Koelwar, about 3.0 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 Dharipur
Nearest town Koelwār 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Koelwar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 27 km
District headquarters Saran 54 km

Villages closest to Dharipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharipur village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Dharipur village has 800 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharipur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Dharipur covers 36.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharipur falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharipur is Koelwar, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Dharipur.

Dharipur is about 54 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharipur is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Koelwār is about 1.9 km away. Koelwar is about 3.0 km away. Dighwara 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 Rampur Ami (9.5 km), Chatra (16 km) and Manupur (18 km).

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

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