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About Darchura Village

Darchura is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,854, made up of 1,399 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darchura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darchura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 918.7 hectares
Population 2,854
Male Population 1,399
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darchura compares

By the 2011 count Darchura is the 12th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 918.7 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Darchura

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

Darchura lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 11 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 Darchura
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 13 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Darchura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darchura village had a population of 2,854. That makes it the 12th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Darchura village has 1,399 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darchura has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Darchura is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darchura covers 918.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darchura falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darchura is Hathbandh, about 11 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 Darchura.

Darchura is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darchura is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 11 km away. Simga is about 13 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akaltara (2.7 km), Chaurenga (2.8 km) and Ganeshpur (2.9 km).

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

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