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About Darar Village

Darar is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 413 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 413
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darar compares

By the 2011 count Darar is the 39th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Darar

Darar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darar as Available within <5 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 Darar from other places

Darar lies about 17 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 9.4 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 Darar
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 9.4 km
District headquarters Jamtara 17 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 33 km

Villages closest to Darar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darar village had a population of 854. That makes it the 39th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Darar village has 413 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Darar is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darar covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darar falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darar is Vidyasagar, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darar.

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

Darar is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Vidyasagar is about 9.4 km away. Jamtara is about 17 km away. Jāmtāra 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 Sagjuriya (2.0 km), Santaldih (2.4 km) and Paharpur (2.7 km).

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

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