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About Darephal Village

Darephal is a large village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,471 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049.86 hectares hectares.

Darephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darephal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 1049.86 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,471
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darephal compares

By the 2011 count Darephal is the 14th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 1049.86 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Darephal

Darephal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darephal 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 Darephal from other places

Darephal lies about 40 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Basmat, about 15 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 Darephal
Nearest railway station Basmat 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 16 km
District headquarters Hingoli 40 km

Villages closest to Darephal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darephal village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 14th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Darephal village has 1,471 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darephal has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Darephal covers 1049.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darephal falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Darephal is Basmat, about 15 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 Darephal.

Darephal is about 40 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darephal is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Basmat is about 15 km away. Basmath is about 16 km away. Hingoli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wiregaon (2.0 km), Balegaon (2.3 km) and Kalamba (2.9 km).

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

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