About Darha Village

Darha is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 130 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	285.82 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	130
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 285.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Darha

Darha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darha as Available within 10+ 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 Darha from other places

Darha lies about 4.2 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 36 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 Darha
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	4.2 km
District headquarters	Chatra	4.2 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	36 km

Villages closest to Darha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darha village had a population of 277. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Darha village has 130 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Darha is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darha covers 285.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darha falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Katkamsandi, about 36 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 village for Darha.

Darha is about 4.2 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darha is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 4.2 km away. Chatra is about 4.2 km away. Chatrā is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.