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About Darakona Village

Darakona is a small village in Balijana tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 161 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.67 hectares hectares.

Darakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darakona village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Balijana
Area (hectares) 29.67 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 161
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darakona compares

By the 2011 count Darakona is the 163rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 29.67 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Darakona

Darakona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darakona as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakhin Katlamari Pt I, Dakhin Katlamari Pt Ii, Dakur Vita and Dakur Vita N C. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Darakona

As per the Census of India 2011, Darakona village had a population of 283. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Darakona village has 161 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darakona has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Darakona covers 29.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darakona falls under Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The census record for Darakona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darakona.

Darakona is in Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Darakona today is likely to be higher.

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