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About Darang Village

Darang is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 899 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darang village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 419.78 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 899
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darang compares

By the 2011 count Darang is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 419.78 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Darang

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

Darang lies about 20 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Deori, about 4.2 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 Darang
Nearest railway station Saragaon Deori 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 11 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 11 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 20 km

Villages closest to Darang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darang village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Darang village has 899 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darang has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Darang is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darang covers 419.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darang falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darang is Saragaon Deori, about 4.2 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 Darang.

Darang is about 20 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darang is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Deori is about 4.2 km away. Champa is about 11 km away. Chāmpa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Petphorwa (under 2 km), Baghoda (under 2 km) and Gatwa (1.6 km).

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

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