About Darapur Village

Darapur is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 1,002 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143117
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	1,947
Male Population	1,002
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Darapur

Darapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 23 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.4 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	Saidpur Jalalabad	4.4 km
Nearest town	Kapurthala Town	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadur Sahib	23 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	23 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Darapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapur village had a population of 1,947. That makes it the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Darapur village has 1,002 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Darapur is 143117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapur covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darapur.

Darapur is about 23 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 4.4 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 20 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.