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About Darogapur Village

Darogapur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 465 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darogapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darogapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 57.31 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 465
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darogapur compares

By the 2011 count Darogapur is the 377th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 57.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Darogapur

The census records public bus service for Darogapur as Available within 10+ 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 Darogapur from other places

Darogapur lies about 33 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 7.8 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 Darogapur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Saidabad 7.8 km
Nearest town Phulpur 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 33 km

Villages closest to Darogapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darogapur village had a population of 871. That makes it the 377th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Darogapur village has 465 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darogapur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Darogapur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darogapur covers 57.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darogapur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darogapur is Saidabad, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darogapur.

Darogapur is about 33 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darogapur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 7.5 km away. Saidabad is about 7.8 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabiruddeenpur (under 2 km), Damagarha (under 2 km) and Madaripur (under 2 km).

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

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