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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 468 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 209.93 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 468
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 46th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 209.93 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dariapur 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 Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhait 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 955. That makes it the 46th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dariapur village has 468 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dariapur is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dariapur covers 209.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dariapur falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 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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