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About Dirwapur Village

Dirwapur is a mid sized village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 290 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 752 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dirwapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirwapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Pincode 209301
Area (hectares) 381.57 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 290
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 752
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dirwapur compares

By the 2011 count Dirwapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 381.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Dirwapur

The census records public bus service for Dirwapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dirwapur from other places

Dirwapur lies about 4.9 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, 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 Dirwapur
Tehsil headquarters Derapur under 2 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 10 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 16 km

Villages closest to Dirwapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirwapur village had a population of 508. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Dirwapur village has 290 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirwapur has about 752 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Dirwapur is 209301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dirwapur covers 381.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dirwapur falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dirwapur is Phaphund, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Dirwapur.

Dirwapur is about 4.9 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirwapur is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Derapur is about under 2 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 4.9 km away. Phaphund is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derapur (under 2 km), Fattepur Derapur (under 2 km) and Gadhiya Derapur (under 2 km).

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

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