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About Darap Pur Village

Darap Pur is a mid sized village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 940 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darap Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darap Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 54.63 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 940
Female Population 853
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 Darap Pur compares

By the 2011 count Darap Pur is the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 54.63 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Darap Pur

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

Darap Pur lies about 48 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Majhergram, about 6.0 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 Darap Pur
Nearest railway station Majhergram 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 14 km
Nearest town Rānāghāt 15 km
District headquarters Nadia 48 km

Villages closest to Darap Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haringhata 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 Darap Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Darap Pur village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Darap Pur village has 940 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darap Pur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Darap Pur is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darap Pur covers 54.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darap Pur falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darap Pur is Majhergram, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darap Pur.

Darap Pur is about 48 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darap Pur is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Majhergram is about 6.0 km away. Haringhata is about 14 km away. Rānāghāt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathdanga (11 km), Sekandarpur (13 km) and Mollabalia (14 km).

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

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