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About Darba Village

Darba is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 818 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 372.28 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 818
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darba compares

By the 2011 count Darba is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 372.28 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Darba

Darba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darba as Available. 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 Darba from other places

Darba lies about 35 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Chataud, about 1.9 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 Darba
Nearest railway station Chataud 1.9 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 17 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 35 km

Villages closest to Darba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurud 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 Darba

As per the Census of India 2011, Darba village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Darba village has 818 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darba has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Darba is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darba covers 372.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darba falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darba is Chataud, about 1.9 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Darba.

Darba is about 35 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darba is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Chataud is about 1.9 km away. Nawāpāra is about 15 km away. Kurud is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotgaon (1.7 km), Birejhar (1.9 km) and Kulhadi (2.0 km).

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

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