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About Darropur Village

Darropur is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 606 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.33 hectares hectares.

Darropur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darropur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 49.33 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 606
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Darropur compares

By the 2011 count Darropur is the 114th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 49.33 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Darropur

Darropur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darropur 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 Darropur from other places

Darropur lies about 32 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 10 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 Darropur
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 19 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Darropur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darropur village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 114th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Darropur village has 606 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darropur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Darropur covers 49.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darropur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darropur is Jakhanian, about 10 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 Darropur.

Darropur is about 32 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darropur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Jakhanian is about 10 km away. Mehnagar is about 19 km away. Muhammadābād is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hankarpur (under 2 km), Kaithauli (under 2 km) and Aira Bujurg (1.9 km).

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

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