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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a mid sized village in Daryapur tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 943 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.42 hectares hectares.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Daryapur
Area (hectares) 731.42 hectares
Population 1,839
Male Population 943
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is the 14th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 731.42 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Darapur

Darapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Darapur from other places

Darapur lies about 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Lehgaon, about 18 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 Darapur
Nearest railway station Lehgaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Daryapur 19 km
Nearest town Daryāpur 19 km
District headquarters Amravati 26 km

Villages closest to Darapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapur village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 14th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Darapur village has 943 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 950 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 953.

Darapur covers 731.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Lehgaon, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darapur.

Darapur is about 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district. Lehgaon is about 18 km away. Daryapur is about 19 km away. Daryāpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khel Nagawe (under 2 km), Chandikapur (2.4 km) and Shingnapur (2.7 km).

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

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