# Darapur Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Darapur

Darapur is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 14 households**, the 299th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 67people (2011)
- 14households
- 66.1%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Darapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darapur is 144214.** Darapur falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatDarapur
- Community development blockMukerian
- Census village code031132

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darapur from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Darapur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Darapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghasitpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chahang Hamel
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Darapur

Of every 100 households in Darapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darapur · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**44%

Use banking services ****54%**

**84%

Television ****54%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****54%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darapur?

■ Darapur · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****675**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**851

Working population ****46.3%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 78% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mukerian

- Kajla128 people
- Bhati Shakar Kaur122 people
- Panjdhera Gazi101 people
- Pandori Musa96 people
- Miani Malahan41 people
- Bariyan39 people
- Jamalpur Khurd17 people
- Talwandi Khurd15 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darapur?144214
- How far is Darapur from Hoshiarpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Darapur?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapur in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Darapur?66.1% (Census 2011)