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About Darri Village

Darri is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 322 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 377.38 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 322
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darri compares

By the 2011 count Darri is the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 377.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Darri

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

Darri lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 21 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 Darri
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 21 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Darri

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 Darri

As per the Census of India 2011, Darri village had a population of 659. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Darri village has 322 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darri has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Darri is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darri covers 377.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darri falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Darri is Bakal, about 21 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 Darri.

Darri is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darri is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 3.2 km away. Bakal is about 21 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khujji (under 2 km), Karethi (1.6 km) and Bendarkatta (1.8 km).

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

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