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About Deriapur Village

Deriapur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 604 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deriapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deriapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 119.71 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 604
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Deriapur compares

By the 2011 count Deriapur is the 44th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 119.71 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Deriapur

Deriapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deriapur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deriapur from other places

Deriapur lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahishidahari, about 4.7 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 Deriapur
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Mahishidahari 4.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Deriapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deriapur village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 44th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Deriapur village has 604 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deriapur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Deriapur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deriapur covers 119.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deriapur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Deriapur is Mahishidahari, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Deriapur.

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

Deriapur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia is about 4.7 km away. Mahishidahari is about 4.7 km away. Birbhum is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdola (under 2 km), Raihat (under 2 km) and Baidyapur (under 2 km).

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

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