About Darapuram Village

Darapuram is one of the larger villages in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,539, made up of 2,924 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Omalur
Pincode	636309
Area (hectares)	634.11 hectares
Population	5,539
Male Population	2,924
Female Population	2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darapuram compares

By the 2011 count Darapuram is the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 634.11 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Darapuram

Darapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darapuram from other places

Darapuram lies about 19 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Semmandappatti, about 2.3 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 Darapuram
Nearest railway station	Semmandappatti	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Omalur	5.2 km
Nearest town	Mechcheri	12 km
District headquarters	Salem	19 km

Villages closest to Darapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapuram village had a population of 5,539. That makes it the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Darapuram village has 2,924 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapuram has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Darapuram is 636309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapuram covers 634.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darapuram falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Darapuram is Semmandappatti, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darapuram.

Darapuram is about 19 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapuram is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Semmandappatti is about 2.3 km away. Omalur is about 5.2 km away. Mechcheri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.