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About Darakhpara Village

Darakhpara is a mid sized village in Dudhnai tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 738 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darakhpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darakhpara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Dudhnai
Pincode 783124
Area (hectares) 447.15 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 738
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darakhpara compares

By the 2011 count Darakhpara is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents. Its 447.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Darakhpara

Darakhpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darakhpara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darakhpara from other places

Darakhpara lies about 14 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Pancharatna, about 8.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Darakhpara
Nearest railway station Pancharatna 8.2 km
District headquarters Goalpara 14 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhnai 28 km

Villages closest to Darakhpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dudhnai tehsil.

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 Darakhpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Darakhpara village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents.

Darakhpara village has 738 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darakhpara has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Darakhpara is 783124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darakhpara covers 447.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darakhpara falls under Dudhnai tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Darakhpara is Pancharatna, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Darakhpara.

Darakhpara is about 14 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darakhpara is in Dudhnai tehsil of Goalpara district. Pancharatna is about 8.2 km away. Goalpara is about 14 km away. Goālpāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulguri Pt I (17 km), Deulguri Pt Ii (17 km) and Khara Pt Ii (17 km).

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

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