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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,251, made up of 1,148 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, 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 Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 2,251
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 22nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 <5 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 53 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about under 2 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 Gumani under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.6 km
Nearest town Farakka 8.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 53 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 2,251. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Dariapur village has 1,148 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dariapur is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dariapur covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dariapur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Gumani, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 53 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 Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about under 2 km away. Barharwa is about 7.6 km away. Farakka is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshghati (under 2 km), Kankjol (under 2 km) and Autgram (1.7 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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