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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a mid sized village in Thakurdwara tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 642 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.64 hectares hectares.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Thakurdwara
Area (hectares) 224.64 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 642
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is the 129th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents. Its 224.64 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Darapur

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

Darapur lies about 39 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Aliganj, 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 Darapur
Tehsil headquarters Thakurdwara 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Aliganj 16 km
District headquarters Moradabad 39 km

Villages closest to Darapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapur village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 129th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents.

Darapur village has 642 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Darapur covers 224.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Aliganj, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darapur.

Darapur is about 39 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district. Thakurdwara is about 7.3 km away. Aliganj is about 16 km away. Moradabad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarpur (under 2 km), Bhagiawala (under 2 km) and Bijayrampur (1.7 km).

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

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