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About Dargawan Village

Dargawan is a small village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 197 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 149.57 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 197
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargawan compares

By the 2011 count Dargawan is the 153rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 149.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dargawan

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

Dargawan lies about 11 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 66 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 Dargawan
District headquarters Kabeerdham 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 12 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 66 km

Villages closest to Dargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargawan village had a population of 382. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dargawan village has 197 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargawan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dargawan is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargawan covers 149.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargawan falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dargawan is Hathbandh, about 66 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 Dargawan.

Dargawan is about 11 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargawan is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 11 km away. Kawardha is about 12 km away. Hathbandh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhi (under 2 km), Gorakhpur (under 2 km) and Jhirna (1.8 km).

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

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