# Darapur Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Darapur

Darapur is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144037**. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 175 households**, the 128th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 904people (2011)
- 175households
- 85.2%literacy
- 144037PIN code

## Darapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darapur is 144037.** Darapur falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144037
- Gram panchayatDarapur
- Community development blockNurmahal
- Census village code030102

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?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Phillaur (nearest town)7 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phillaur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Partap Pura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 **rice, sugarcane and maize**. About 90% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 99 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Darapur · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**22%

Tap water ****31%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**54%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****648**

**882

Working population ****32.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 81.4% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (77%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Phillaur

- Jaja Khurd959 people
- Bhandal Himmat942 people
- Sagarpur927 people
- Khokhewal912 people
- Kandola Khurd904 people
- Kotli Khakhian898 people
- Kala876 people
- Shadipur870 people

[All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darapur?144037
- How far is Darapur from Jalandhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Darapur?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapur in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Darapur?85.2% (Census 2011)
