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About Darima Village

Darima is a large village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,824, made up of 1,444 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darima village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 570.72 hectares
Population 2,824
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darima compares

By the 2011 count Darima is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 570.72 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Darima

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

Darima lies about 13 km from Surguja. 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 Darima
Tehsil headquarters Ambikapur 13 km
District headquarters Surguja 13 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 13 km

Villages closest to Darima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darima village had a population of 2,824. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Darima village has 1,444 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darima has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Darima is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darima covers 570.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darima falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Darima notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Darima.

Darima is about 13 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darima is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. Ambikapur is about 13 km away. Surguja is about 13 km away. Ambikāpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitabahar (13 km), Rajpuri Khurd (19 km) and Jhumarpara (20 km).

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

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