Dariapur is a village in the Deshapran CD block in the Contai subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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.

The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 1,134 (91.30% of the population over 6 years).

The construction of the present RCC lighthouse tower was completed in 1964 and the PV equipment, consisting of a 230 V 70 W metal halide lamp and low maintenance batteries, was installed in 1999.

Earlier there was a 20 metres (66 ft) tall mild steel structure lighthouse tower 1 km east of the present site.