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About Darposi Village

Darposi is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 371 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darposi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 371
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darposi compares

By the 2011 count Darposi is the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Darposi

Darposi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darposi as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darposi from other places

Darposi lies about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 12 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 Darposi
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 16 km
Nearest town Joda 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Darposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darposi village had a population of 720. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Darposi village has 371 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darposi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Darposi is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darposi covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darposi falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darposi is Dangoaposi, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darposi.

Darposi is about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darposi is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 12 km away. Jagannathpur is about 16 km away. Joda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Jaintgarh (under 2 km) and Sarsawatipur (1.7 km).

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

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