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About Darukharika Village

Darukharika is a mid sized village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 681 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darukharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darukharika village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 681
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darukharika compares

By the 2011 count Darukharika is the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Darukharika

Darukharika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darukharika as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Darukharika from other places

Darukharika lies about 19 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 22 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 Darukharika
Tehsil headquarters Daru 1.5 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 19 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 19 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 22 km

Villages closest to Darukharika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darukharika village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Darukharika village has 681 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darukharika has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Darukharika is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darukharika covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darukharika falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darukharika is Hazaribag Town, about 22 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 km distance for Darukharika.

Darukharika is about 19 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darukharika is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about 1.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 19 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irga (under 2 km), Basobar (under 2 km) and Chiruan (under 2 km).

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

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