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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 40 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 675 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 40
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 675
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Darapur

The census records public bus service for Darapur 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 <5 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 54 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 3.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 3.2 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 3.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 54 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Darapur village has 40 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 675 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Darapur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darapur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Musahibpur, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darapur.

Darapur is about 54 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 3.2 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.2 km away. Musahibpur is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trangalian (under 2 km), Jalala (under 2 km) and Chima (under 2 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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