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About Dargaon Village

Dargaon is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 529 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 323.65 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 529
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dargaon is the 42nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 323.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dargaon

Dargaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dargaon 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 <5 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 28 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 4.0 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 28 km

Villages closest to Dargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagbahra 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 1,065. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Dargaon village has 529 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargaon has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dargaon is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargaon covers 323.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargaon falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dargaon is Bagbahra, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dargaon is about 28 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargaon is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 4.0 km away. Mahasamund is about 28 km away. Mahāsamund is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirripathari Muda (2.0 km), Sunsuniya (2.6 km) and Haranadader (2.9 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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