About Darikalan Village

Darikalan is a large village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,401, made up of 1,722 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darikalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darikalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825511
Area (hectares)	545 hectares
Population	3,401
Male Population	1,722
Female Population	1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Darikalan compares

By the 2011 count Darikalan is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Darikalan

Darikalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darikalan 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 Darikalan from other places

Darikalan lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 12 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 Darikalan
Tehsil headquarters	Barkagaon	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bes	12 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	20 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	20 km

Villages closest to Darikalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darikalan village had a population of 3,401. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Darikalan village has 1,722 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darikalan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Darikalan is 825511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darikalan covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darikalan falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darikalan is Bes, about 12 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 Darikalan.

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

Darikalan is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 4.1 km away. Bes is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.