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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 169 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.69 hectares hectares.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 21.69 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 169
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,284
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 Darapur compares

By the 2011 count Darapur is the 307th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 21.69 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 - 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 Darapur from other places

Darapur lies about 49 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Ahimanpur, about 2.0 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
Nearest railway station Ahimanpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 19 km
District headquarters Varanasi 49 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 386. That makes it the 307th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Darapur village has 169 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Darapur covers 21.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darapur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Ahimanpur, about 2.0 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 Darapur.

Darapur is about 49 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Ahimanpur is about 2.0 km away. Mirzāpur is about 11 km away. Pindra 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 Gori (under 2 km), Mahimapur (1.8 km) and Changwar (2.2 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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