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About Darida Village

Darida is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,366, made up of 1,721 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darida village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828125
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 3,366
Male Population 1,721
Female Population 1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darida compares

By the 2011 count Darida is the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Darida

Darida is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darida 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darida from other places

Darida lies about 20 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Matari, about 2.3 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 Darida
Nearest railway station Matari 2.3 km
Nearest town Kātrās 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 20 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 20 km

Villages closest to Darida

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Darida

As per the Census of India 2011, Darida village had a population of 3,366. That makes it the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Darida village has 1,721 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darida has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Darida is 828125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darida covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darida falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darida is Matari, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darida.

Darida is about 20 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darida is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Matari is about 2.3 km away. Kātrās is about 7.0 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muraidih (under 2 km), Jhagrahi (2.6 km) and Harina (3.0 km).

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

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