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About Dharikapur Village

Dharikapur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 357 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharikapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222203
Area (hectares) 79.13 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 357
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharikapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharikapur is the 324th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 79.13 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dharikapur

The census records public bus service for Dharikapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharikapur from other places

Dharikapur lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 Dharikapur
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Dharikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharikapur village had a population of 768. That makes it the 324th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Dharikapur village has 357 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharikapur has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dharikapur is 222203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharikapur covers 79.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharikapur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharikapur is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharikapur.

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

Dharikapur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 14 km away. Mariahu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashipur (1.5 km), Pilakathua (1.7 km) and Kanhpur (2.3 km).

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

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