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About Darunpur Village

Darunpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 902 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222144
Area (hectares) 110.1 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 902
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darunpur compares

By the 2011 count Darunpur is the 145th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 110.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Darunpur

Darunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darunpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Darunpur from other places

Darunpur lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 14 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 Darunpur
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Darunpur

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 Darunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Darunpur village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 145th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Darunpur village has 902 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darunpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Darunpur is 222144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darunpur covers 110.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Darunpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 14 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 village for Darunpur.

Darunpur is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darunpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Itaha (under 2 km) and Piyarepur (under 2 km).

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

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