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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 472 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 472
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Partabpura, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Partabpura 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 9.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 904. That makes it the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Darapur village has 472 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Darapur is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapur covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Partabpura, about 2.5 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 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Partabpura is about 2.5 km away. Phillaur is about 9.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begampur (1.7 km), Rupowal (2.0 km) and Nagra (2.0 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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