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About Dardmara Village

Dardmara is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 201 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dardmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dardmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 201
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dardmara compares

By the 2011 count Dardmara is the 132nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dardmara

Dardmara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dardmara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dardmara from other places

Dardmara lies about 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.9 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 Dardmara
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Dardmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dardmara village had a population of 400. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dardmara village has 201 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dardmara has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dardmara is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dardmara covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dardmara falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dardmara is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dardmara.

Dardmara is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dardmara is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 5.9 km away. Bengabad is about 8.0 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naiadih (under 2 km), Jhalakdiha (under 2 km) and Mundhari (1.7 km).

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

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