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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a large village in Belsand tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,219 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Belsand
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 19th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,641 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 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 48 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Kaparpura, about 2.9 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 Kaparpura 2.9 km
Nearest town Kantai 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Belsand 30 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 48 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belsand 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 2,316. That makes it the 19th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,641 residents.

Dariapur village has 1,219 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Dariapur covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Belsand tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Kaparpura, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dariapur is about 48 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Belsand tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Kaparpura is about 2.9 km away. Kantai is about 3.5 km away. Belsand is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsian (1.6 km) and Dumra (24 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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