About Darung Village

Darung is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,231, made up of 1,167 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darung village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	514 hectares
Population	2,231
Male Population	1,167
Female Population	1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darung compares

By the 2011 count Darung is the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Darung

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

Darung lies about 27 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 20 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 Darung
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	20 km
District headquarters	Kathua	27 km

Villages closest to Darung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darung village had a population of 2,231. That makes it the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Darung village has 1,167 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darung has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Darung is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darung covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darung falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Darung is Budhi, about 20 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 Darung.

Darung is about 27 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darung is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 9.1 km away. Budhi is about 20 km away. Kathua is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.