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About Dargahan Village

Dargahan is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 855 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargahan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 221.76 hectares
Population 1,618
Male Population 855
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dargahan compares

By the 2011 count Dargahan is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 221.76 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Dargahan

Dargahan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dargahan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dargahan from other places

Dargahan lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 30 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 Dargahan
Tehsil headquarters Charama 1.5 km
Nearest town Kānker 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 30 km

Villages closest to Dargahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargahan village had a population of 1,618. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Dargahan village has 855 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargahan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dargahan is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargahan covers 221.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dargahan falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dargahan is Gudum, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dargahan is about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargahan is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 1.5 km away. Kānker is about 27 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsida (under 2 km), Raghotola (under 2 km) and Girhola (1.7 km).

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

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