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About Darha Village

Darha is a mid sized village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 698 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 645.71 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 698
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the 31st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 645.71 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Darha

Darha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Darha from other places

Darha lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 20 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 Darha
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 10 km
Nearest railway station Padma 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km

Villages closest to Darha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darha village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 31st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Darha village has 698 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 964 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Darha is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darha covers 645.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darha falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Padma, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Darha.

Darha is about 21 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darha is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 10 km away. Padma is about 20 km away. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujrahi Dighi (under 2 km), Ara (2.0 km) and Parasirajghat (2.0 km).

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

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