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About Darrabandha Village

Darrabandha is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 416 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,411 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darrabandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darrabandha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 630.28 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 416
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,411
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darrabandha compares

By the 2011 count Darrabandha is the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 630.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Darrabandha

Darrabandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darrabandha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Darrabandha from other places

Darrabandha lies about 31 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dongargarh, about 16 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 Darrabandha
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Dongargarh 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 31 km

Villages closest to Darrabandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darrabandha village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Darrabandha village has 416 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darrabandha has about 1411 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Darrabandha is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darrabandha covers 630.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darrabandha falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darrabandha is Dongargarh, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Darrabandha.

Darrabandha is about 31 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darrabandha is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 16 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vicharpur Nawagaon (2.8 km), Tendunala (3.1 km) and Asara (3.6 km).

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

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