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{{About|a village in [[Punjab, India]]|village in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]|Darapur}}

{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Darapur
| native_name = ਦਾਰਾਪੁਰ
| native_name_lang = pan
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0734114|N|75.7077858|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 237
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 904<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32276|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 472/432 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144035
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01821
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]

| blank1_name_sec2 = Post Office
| blank1_info_sec2 = Partappura
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Darapur''' ({{lang-pa|ਦਾਰਾਪੁਰ}}) is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 16 km away from [[Nurmahal]], 11.5 km from [[Phillaur]], 37 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 121 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school (PRI Darapur). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1955.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/pri-dara-pur/03040902801 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref>

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Darapur has a total number of 175 houses and population of 904 of which include 472 males and 432 females. [[Literacy]] rate of Darapur is 85.15%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 89 which is 9.85% of total population of Darapur, and child sex ratio is approximately 648 lower than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 57.74% of total population in Darapur. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 295 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Darapur which includes 276 males and 19 females. According to census survey report 2011, 99.32% workers describe their work as main work and 0.68% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Nurmahal railway station is the nearest [[train station]] however, Phagwara Junction [[train station]] is 10.9 km away from the village. The village is 42 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 139 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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