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About Darpashila Village

Darpashila is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 631 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darpashila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darpashila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 289.2 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 631
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darpashila compares

By the 2011 count Darpashila is the 55th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 289.2 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Darpashila

Darpashila is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darpashila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Narayanpur, Dakshin Radhanagar, Damdama and Damodarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Darpashila

As per the Census of India 2011, Darpashila village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 55th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Darpashila village has 631 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darpashila has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Darpashila is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darpashila covers 289.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darpashila falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Darpashila notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darpashila.

Darpashila is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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