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About Darra Village

Darra is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 488 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, 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 Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 283.17 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 488
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darra compares

By the 2011 count Darra is the 65th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 283.17 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1024.

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 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 Darra from other places

Darra lies about 92 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 44 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 Kasdol 1.8 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 26 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 92 km

Villages closest to Darra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol 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 950. That makes it the 65th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Darra village has 488 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darra has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Darra is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darra covers 283.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darra falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darra is Nipania, about 44 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 Darra.

Darra is about 92 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 Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 1.8 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 26 km away. Nipania is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chantipali (under 2 km), Chakarway (1.5 km) and Gordha (2.3 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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