Dariapurਦਰਿਆਪੁਰ

Where is Dariapur?

Dariapur is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036046, and it covers 395 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,314 people in Dariapur: 689 men and 625 women, living in 264 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 395 hectares, the population density works out to about 333 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 594 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.59 per cent and women at 56.97 per cent. The census recorded 412 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 409 main workers, the largest group, 185, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 139 agricultural labourers and 84 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dariapur's land. Of the village's 395 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (280 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 86 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 187 cultivators and 139 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dariapur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phuluwala Dod, Kulana, Gobindpura and Karipur.

What is the population of Dariapur?

The population of Dariapur was 1,314 at the 2011 census, living in 264 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Dariapur have?

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