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About Darra Village

Darra is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 673 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 420.33 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 673
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darra compares

By the 2011 count Darra is the 41st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 420.33 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Darra

Darra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darra as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darra from other places

Darra lies about 56 km from Durg. 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 Darra
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 6.0 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 10 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Darra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darra village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 41st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Darra village has 673 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darra has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Darra is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darra covers 420.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darra falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

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

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

Darra is about 56 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darra is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 6.0 km away. Dhamtari is about 10 km away. Durg is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diyabati (under 2 km), Sarbada (under 2 km) and Narbada (under 2 km).

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

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