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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 580 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202125
Area (hectares) 331.23 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 580
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is the 240th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 331.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Darapur

Darapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 7.7 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Aligarh Junction, about 7.4 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 Aligarh Junction 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 7.7 km
District headquarters Aligarh 7.7 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 7.7 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 1,099. That makes it the 240th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Darapur village has 580 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Darapur is 202125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapur covers 331.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Aligarh Junction, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darapur.

Darapur is about 7.7 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Aligarh Junction is about 7.4 km away. Koil is about 7.7 km away. Aligarh is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suhawali (1.6 km), Sukhravali (1.6 km) and Talaspur Kalan (1.6 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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