About Darana Village

Darana is a mid sized village in Hodal tehsil, in the district of Palwal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 873 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darana village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Palwal
Tehsil	Hodal
Pincode	121107
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	1,677
Male Population	873
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darana compares

By the 2011 count Darana is the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,472 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Darana

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

Darana lies about 25 km from Palwal, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 9.8 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 Darana
Nearest railway station	Banchari	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hodal	12 km
District headquarters	Palwal	25 km

Villages closest to Darana

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

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Common questions about Darana

As per the Census of India 2011, Darana village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,472 residents.

Darana village has 873 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darana has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Darana is 121107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darana covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darana falls under Hodal tehsil of Palwal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Darana is Banchari, about 9.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darana.

Darana is about 25 km from Palwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darana is in Hodal tehsil of Palwal district. Banchari is about 9.8 km away. Hodal is about 12 km away. Palwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.