About Dara Village

Dara is a large village in Srinagar North tehsil, in the district of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,709 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Dara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Srinagar
Tehsil	Srinagar North
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	3,177
Male Population	1,709
Female Population	1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dara compares

By the 2011 count Dara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dara

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

Dara lies about 14 km from Srinagar, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 18 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 Dara
Nearest town	Badāmibāgh	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar North	14 km
District headquarters	Srinagar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Srinagar Railway Station	18 km

Villages closest to Dara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar North 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 Dara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Dara village has 1,709 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Dara covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dara falls under Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dara is Srinagar Railway Station, about 18 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 Dara.

Dara is about 14 km from Srinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dara is in Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district. Badāmibāgh is about 13 km away. Srinagar North is about 14 km away. Srinagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.