Darapurਦਰਾਪੁਰ

Where is Darapur?

Darapur is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030102, and it covers 177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 904 people in Darapur: 472 men and 432 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 177 hectares, the population density works out to about 511 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 522 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.76 per cent and women at 81.36 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 62 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 177 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 62 cultivators and 4 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rupowal, Begampur, Nagra and Sheikhupur.

What is the population of Darapur?

The population of Darapur was 904 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Darapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Darapur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.