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About Darramuda Village

Darramuda is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 511 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darramuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darramuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 259.42 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 511
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darramuda compares

By the 2011 count Darramuda is the 51st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 259.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Darramuda

Darramuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darramuda 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darramuda from other places

Darramuda lies about 36 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 7.1 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 Darramuda
Nearest railway station Jharadih 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 7.9 km
Nearest town Saktī 14 km
District headquarters Raigarh 36 km

Villages closest to Darramuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darramuda village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 51st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Darramuda village has 511 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darramuda has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Darramuda is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darramuda covers 259.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darramuda falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darramuda is Jharadih, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Darramuda is about 36 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darramuda is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Jharadih is about 7.1 km away. Kharsia is about 7.9 km away. Saktī is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendo Jhariya (2.3 km), Kukri Jhariya (2.3 km) and Kothardih (2.9 km).

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

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