Darapurਦਰਾਪੁਰ

Where is Darapur?

Darapur is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031132, and it covers 40 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 67 people in Darapur: 40 men and 27 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 40 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 675 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.79 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 17 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 40 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 18 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Darapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhido Katrala, Jalala, Pota and Ghasitpur.

What is the population of Darapur?

The population of Darapur was 67 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Mukerian 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.