About Dargaon Village

Dargaon is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 211 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	362.36 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	211
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dargaon is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 362.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1003.

Getting to Dargaon

Dargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dargaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dargaon from other places

Dargaon lies about 113 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, 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 Dargaon
Nearest railway station	Chianki	15 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	21 km
District headquarters	Gumla	113 km

Villages closest to Dargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargaon village had a population of 438. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Dargaon village has 211 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargaon has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dargaon is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargaon covers 362.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dargaon falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dargaon is Chianki, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dargaon.

Dargaon is about 113 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargaon is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 15 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Chainpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.