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About Dharikpur Village

Dharikpur is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,127 males and 1,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.77 hectares hectares.

Dharikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 188.77 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharikpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharikpur is the 76th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 188.77 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Dharikpur

Dharikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharikpur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharikpur from other places

Dharikpur lies about 43 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, about 16 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 Dharikpur
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 19 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 43 km

Villages closest to Dharikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharikpur village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 76th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Dharikpur village has 1,127 males and 1,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharikpur has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Dharikpur covers 188.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharikpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharikpur is Gaura railway station, about 16 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 km distance for Dharikpur.

Dharikpur is about 43 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharikpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Gaura railway station is about 16 km away. Machhlishahr is about 19 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhainsaha Rampur (under 2 km), Newada (under 2 km) and Himmat Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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