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About Darra Village

Darra is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 240 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 388.23 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 240
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darra compares

By the 2011 count Darra is the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 388.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Darra

Darra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Darra from other places

Darra lies about 124 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 46 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 Darra
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 124 km

Villages closest to Darra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darra village had a population of 489. That makes it the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Darra village has 240 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darra has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Darra is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darra covers 388.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darra falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darra is Baradwar, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Darra.

Darra is about 124 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darra is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.3 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Baradwar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gedapali (under 2 km), Gondli (2.1 km) and Chachrel (2.2 km).

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

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