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{{other places|Dariapur (disambiguation){{!}}Dariapur}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dariapur
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Dariapur''' is a village in the [[Deshapran (community development block)|Deshapran]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Contai subdivision]] of the [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=350| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|21|48|0|N|87|42|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord5={{coord|21|40|28|N|87|33|33|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Ramnagar| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color5=#C40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|21|51|10|N|87|44|36|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Marishda| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Marishda]] (R)|shape-color6=#C40000
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|mark-coord9={{coord|21|52|15|N|87|57|2|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Khejuri| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Khejuri]] (R)|shape-color9=#C40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|21|52|5|N|87|43|52|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Kamarda| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kamarda]] (R)|shape-color10=#C40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|21|51|20|N|87|54|5|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Janka| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Janka, Contai]] (R)|shape-color11=#C40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|21|40|46|N|87|35|24|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Bara Bankuya| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Bara Bankuya]] (R)|shape-color12=#C40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|21|49|30|N|87|49|55|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Dholmari| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Dholmari]] (R)|shape-color13=#C40000
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|mark-coord16={{coord|21|43|59|N|87|32|52|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Depal| numbered16=R| mark-title16= [[Depal]] (R)|shape-color16=#C40000
|mark-coord17={{coord|21|50|28|N|87|54|5|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Silaberia| numbered17=R| mark-title17= [[Silaberia]] (R)|shape-color17=#C40000
|mark-coord18={{coord|21|53|44|N|87|45|2|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Kharipukuria| numbered18=R| mark-title18= [[Kharipukuria]] (R)|shape-color18=#C40000
|mark-coord19={{coord|21|36|50|N|87|30|0|E}} | label-pos19=bottom|label19= New Digha| numbered19=S| mark-title19= [[Digha]] (S)|shape-color19=#0048BA
|mark-coord20={{coord|21|38|15|N|87|34|11|E}} | label-pos20=right|labela20= Shankarpur| numbered20=S| mark-title20= [[Shankarpur]] (S)|shape-color20=#0048BA
|mark-coord21={{coord|21|38|24|N|87|35|20|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= Tajpur Port| numbered21=S| mark-title21= [[Tajpur Port]] (S)|shape-color21=#0048BA
|mark-coord22={{coord|21|39|50|N|87|42|46|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Mandarmani| numbered22=S| mark-title22= [[Mandarmani]]|shape-color22=#0048BA
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|mark-coord24={{coord|21|47|41|N|87|53|0|E}} | label-pos24=bottom|label24= Petuaghat |labela24=Fishing Harbour| numbered24=S| mark-title24= [[Petuaghat Fishing Harbour]]|shape-color24=#0048BA
|mark-coord25={{coord|21|52|0|N|87|46|31|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25= Dihibahiri| numbered25=H| mark-title25= [[Dihibahiri]] (H)| shape-color25=#AA6666
|mark-coord26={{coord|21|47|40|N|87|51|32|E}} | label-pos26=left|label26= Dariapur| numbered26=R| mark-title26= Dariapur, Purba Medinipur (R)|shape-color26=black| label-size26=13|label-color26=black 
|mark-coord27={{coord|21|58|57|N|87|45|50|E}} | label-pos27=right|label27= Jukhia| numbered27=H| mark-title27= [[Jukhia]] (H)| shape-color27=#AA6666
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===Location===
Diariapur is located at {{coord|21.798367|N|87.858981|E|display=inline}}.

===Urbanisation===
93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 22 April 2019 }}</ref>

<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dariapur had a total population of 1,375, of which 719 (52%) were males and 656 (48%) were females. There were 133 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 1,134 (91.30% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_p190ca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census, India | access-date = 14 August 2020}}</ref>

==Lighthouse==
There is a {{convert|30|m}} tall lighthouse at Dariapur. The range of visibility is 19 sea miles. The construction of the present RCC lighthouse tower was completed in 1964 and the [[Photovoltaics|PV]] equipment, consisting of a 230 V 70 W metal halide lamp and low maintenance batteries, was installed in 1999. Earlier there was a {{convert|20|m}} tall mild steel structure lighthouse tower 1 km east of the present site. It was erected in 1943 and dismantled in 1964. The PV equipment of the old tower was initially placed in the new tower and used till it was replaced by more effective equipment.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur | work= Page 113: Dariapur Lighthouse|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 14 August 2020 }}</ref>

==Kapalkundala temple==
[[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]] wrote his second novel ''[[Kapalkundala]]'' in 1866.<ref name=asit>{{cite book |last1= Bandyopadhyay|first1= Asit Kumar |title= Bangla Sahityer Itibritta|trans-title=History of Bengali Literature |edition= 3rd |volume=VIII |year=2007 |orig-year= 1998 |publisher= Modern Book Agency Pvt Ltd |location=Kolkata |language=bn |pages=502–520 }}</ref> it is a story of a forest-dwelling girl named Kapalkundala, who fell in love with and married a young man from the city, but eventually found that she was unable to adjust herself with city life. Following the success of Chatterjee’s first novel ''[[Durgeshnandini]]'', he wrote ''Kapalkundala''. The story is set in Dariapur, where Chatterjee served as a Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector.<ref name=sansad>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bagal |editor1-first=Jogeshchandra |title=Bankim Rchanavali |trans-title= Complete Works of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |edition= 20th |volume=I |year= 2003|orig-year=1953 |publisher=Sahitya Sansad |location= Kolkata|language=bn |isbn= 81-85626-13-8 |pages=XXXII-XXXIII |trans-chapter=On Novels |chapter= Upanyas-Prasange }}</ref>

Kapalkundala temple has been declared a heritage site by the West Bengal Heritage Commission.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://beautifulbengal.com/heritage-sites-declared-by-west-bengal-heritage-commission.html| title = List of Declared Heritage Sites | work= Item No. 12| publisher = Beautiful Bengal |access-date = 19 August 2020}}</ref>

==Dariapur picture gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
File:Dariapur Lighthouse - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4580-4582.tif|Dariapur Lighthouse
File:Believed Kapalkundala Mandir - Dariapur - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4423-4425.tif|Kapalkundala Mandir – this is a renovated version of what locals believe was the temple Bankim Chandra Chaterjee refers to in his novel.
File:Siddheshwar Shiva Mandir - Dariapur - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4355.JPG|Siddheswara Shiva temple
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Dariapur (East Midnapore)}}

{{Purba Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]

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