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About Darid Village

Darid is a large village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,191 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darid village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 2,368
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darid compares

By the 2011 count Darid is the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 958.

Getting to Darid

Darid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darid as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Darid from other places

Darid lies about 27 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 15 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 Darid
Nearest town Kathhāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 27 km
District headquarters Bokaro 27 km

Villages closest to Darid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darid village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Darid village has 1,191 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darid has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Darid is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darid covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darid falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darid is Jarangdih, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Darid.

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

Darid is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 13 km away. Jarangdih is about 15 km away. Peterwar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadih (under 2 km), Utasara (under 2 km) and Lukuiya (under 2 km).

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

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