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About Dargaon Village

Dargaon is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,782, made up of 1,386 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 1042.62 hectares
Population 2,782
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dargaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 1042.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dargaon

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

How far is Dargaon from other places

Dargaon lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 30 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 Dargaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 9.3 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 30 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Dargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargaon village had a population of 2,782. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Dargaon village has 1,386 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dargaon is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargaon covers 1042.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargaon falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dargaon is Kumhari, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dargaon.

Dargaon is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargaon is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 9.3 km away. Ahīwāra is about 15 km away. Kumhari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biroda (1.6 km), Mohlai (1.9 km) and Thengabhat (2.1 km).

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

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