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About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is one of the larger villages in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,748, made up of 2,986 males and 2,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dariapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 234.31 hectares
Population 5,748
Male Population 2,986
Female Population 2,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 234.31 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dariapur as Available within village. 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 Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Halisahar, about 8.9 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 Dariapur
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Halisahar 8.9 km
Nearest town Naihāti 9.7 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariapur village had a population of 5,748. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Dariapur village has 2,986 males and 2,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dariapur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dariapur covers 234.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dariapur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Halisahar, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Amdanga is about 6.8 km away. Halisahar is about 8.9 km away. Naihāti is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhata (2.3 km), Dadpur (2.3 km) and Sadhanpur (2.5 km).

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

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