About Dariapur Village

Dariapur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 719 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721442
Area (hectares)	97.79 hectares
Population	1,375
Male Population	719
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dariapur compares

By the 2011 count Dariapur is the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 97.79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dariapur

Dariapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dariapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dariapur from other places

Dariapur lies about 27 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 13 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
Nearest town	Contai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deshopran	27 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	27 km

Villages closest to Dariapur

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

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Common questions about Dariapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariapur village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Dariapur village has 719 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dariapur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dariapur covers 97.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariapur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dariapur is Kanthi, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dariapur.

Dariapur is about 27 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariapur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 13 km away. Deshopran is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.