About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 377 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	377
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 70th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur 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 Dariapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 25 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	Dhamdhamia	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	32 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

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

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Common questions about Dariapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariapur village had a population of 721. That makes it the 70th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Dariapur village has 377 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Dariapur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Dhamdhamia, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Dhamdhamia is about 25 km away. Meherma is about 32 km away. Godda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.