About Darai Village

Darai is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 435 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darai village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	109.3 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	435
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darai compares

By the 2011 count Darai is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 109.3 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Darai

Darai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Darai from other places

Darai lies about 28 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 59 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 Darai
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	28 km
District headquarters	Doda	28 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	59 km

Villages closest to Darai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darai village had a population of 864. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Darai village has 435 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darai has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Darai is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darai covers 109.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darai falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Darai is Udhampur, about 59 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darai.

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

Darai is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 28 km away. Doda is about 28 km away. Udhampur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.