Darapurਦਰਾਪੁਰ

Where is Darapur?

Darapur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031986, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 211 people in Darapur: 106 men and 105 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 51 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 73.63 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Darapur's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (39 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 20 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Darapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panam, Denowal Khurd, Sakanderpur and Ibrahimpur.

What is the population of Darapur?

The population of Darapur was 211 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Darapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Darapur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.