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About Dargapur Village

Dargapur is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 559 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147005
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 559
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargapur compares

By the 2011 count Dargapur is the 79th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dargapur

Dargapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dargapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dargapur from other places

Dargapur lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 16 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 Dargapur
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 16 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 19 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Dargapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargapur village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 79th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dargapur village has 559 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargapur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Dargapur is 147005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargapur covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargapur falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dargapur is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dargapur.

Dargapur is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargapur is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 16 km away. Gobindgarh is about 16 km away. Nabha 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 Ghunder (under 2 km), Faridpur (under 2 km) and Chahal (under 2 km).

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

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