Darapurਦਰਾਪੁਰ

Where is Darapur?

Darapur is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-II community development block and is served by the Dharapur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034067, and it covers 740 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,028 people in Darapur: 1,059 men and 969 women, living in 354 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 740 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 210, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 819 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.42 per cent and women at 63.59 per cent. The census recorded 572 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 525 main workers, the largest group, 229, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 216 agricultural labourers and 79 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 47 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 740 hectares, 658 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (333 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (325 hectares). About 82 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 238 cultivators and 237 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. 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 Moga, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhandiana Garbi, Khukhrana, Mangewala and Jogewala.

What is the population of Darapur?

The population of Darapur was 2,028 at the 2011 census, living in 354 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Darapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Darapur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.