Skip to main content

About Darapura Village

Darapura is a large village in Padra tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,032, made up of 1,589 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapura village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Padra
Pincode 391440
Area (hectares) 407.59 hectares
Population 3,032
Male Population 1,589
Female Population 1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darapura compares

By the 2011 count Darapura is the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents. Its 407.59 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Darapura

Darapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darapura as Available within village. 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 Darapura from other places

Darapura lies about under 2 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 Darapura
District headquarters Vadodara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pratapnagar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Padra 14 km

Villages closest to Darapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapura village had a population of 3,032. That makes it the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents.

Darapura village has 1,589 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapura has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Darapura is 391440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapura covers 407.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darapura falls under Padra tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Darapura is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darapura.

Darapura is about under 2 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapura is in Padra tehsil of Vadodara district. Vadodara is about under 2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 2.0 km away. Padra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanvasi (under 2 km), Dhobikuwa (under 2 km) and Dudhwada (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All