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About Darapur Village

Darapur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 85 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 40.7 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 85
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 40.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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 10 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 8.5 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 Sripur Halt 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 10 km
District headquarters Maldah 10 km
Nearest town Malda 30 km

Villages closest to Darapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 165. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Darapur village has 85 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Darapur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapur covers 40.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darapur is Sripur Halt, about 8.5 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 10 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Sripur Halt is about 8.5 km away. Gazole is about 10 km away. Maldah 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 Raihopara (1.7 km), Maheshpur (2.8 km) and Goalnagra (5.5 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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