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About Darigawan Village

Darigawan is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 504 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darigawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 266.45 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 504
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darigawan compares

By the 2011 count Darigawan is the 49th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 266.45 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Darigawan

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

Darigawan lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 67 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 Darigawan
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 9.2 km
Nearest town Kawardha 20 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 27 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 67 km

Villages closest to Darigawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Darigawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Darigawan village had a population of 994. That makes it the 49th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Darigawan village has 504 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darigawan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Darigawan is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darigawan covers 266.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darigawan falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darigawan is Tilda-Neora, about 67 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 <5 km distance for Darigawan.

Darigawan is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darigawan is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 9.2 km away. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatikasa (under 2 km), Dargaon (1.8 km) and Rengatola (1.8 km).

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

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