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Darapur

दारापुर
Ghiror mandal
Pincode 205262
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Darapur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Ghiror mandal

The principal temple recorded for Ghiror mandal is KHAPADIYA BABA ASHRAM. No temple of this dedication is on record within Darapur itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Darapur is a small village in Ghiror mandal, Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 407 across 74 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.3% and is located at coordinates 29.192°N, 78.779°E.

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bebi
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LGD code
126251
Pincode
205262
Post office
Bhongaon
Population
407
Households
74
Literacy rate
67.3%
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000♂
Workers
216
Distance to district centre
216 km
Distance to mandal centre
198 km
Distance to Lucknow
337 km
Distance to Delhi
166 km
Nearest railway station
Aliganj · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ayesha Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Darapur compares

By population, Darapur ranks #81 of 86 villages in Ghiror mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.3%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Darapur67.3%
Ghiror mandal60.8%
Mainpuri district64.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
+32 vs mandal average
Darapur902
Ghiror mandal870
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.6 vs mandal average
Darapur5.5
Ghiror mandal6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Darapur at a glance

Darapur is a village of 407 people in 74 households (Census 2011) in Ghiror tehsil, Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, the 81st-largest of 86 villages in Ghiror tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. It lies 216 km from the Mainpuri district centre, 2 km from Sharif Nagar, the nearest town, 16 km from Aliganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 205262, served by Bhongaon post office; the LGD village code is 126251. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ayesha Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is bebi, and the village votes in Etah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vipin Kumar David. The population is estimated at 480 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Darapur · this village40767%—
Darapur · Shikarpur72154%0 km N
Darapur · Konch0—0 km N
Darapur · Pindra38664%0 km N
Darapur · Bangarmau1,65845%0 km N
Darapur · Thakurdwara1,22461%0 km N
Darapur · Machhlishahr34168%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GHIROR
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
29
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DARAPUR
Total area (ha)
121.12
Irrigated area (ha)
82.21
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Darapur

LGD code
126251
Pincode
205262
Post office
Bhongaon
Population (Census 2011)
407
Population (projected 2026)
480
Households
74
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
902
Literacy rate
67.3%
Coordinates
29.19193°N, 78.77906°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Etah
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Etah
Member of Parliament
Devesh Shakya
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vipin Kumar David
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
bebi
Block / Mandal
Ghiror
Getting there

How to reach Darapur

Mandal centre
Ghiror · ≈ 198 km
≈ 6 h 46 min by car · 8 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Mainpuri · ≈ 216 km
≈ 7 h 23 min by car · 8 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,396 people
Sharif Nagar · ≈ 2.4 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow337 kmcapital
  • Delhi166 km
  • Kolkata1208 km
  • Mumbai1274 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAliganj16 km
  • Hospital / PHCAyesha Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankATM19 km
  • Petrol pumpIOCL Fuel Station10 km
  • CollegeIndian Institute of Management Kashipur22 km
  • Police stationजिला कारागार39 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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