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About Darangkel Village

Darangkel is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 220 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darangkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darangkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 186.56 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 220
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darangkel compares

By the 2011 count Darangkel is the 101st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 186.56 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Darangkel

Darangkel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darangkel as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darangkel from other places

Darangkel lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 1.8 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 Darangkel
Nearest railway station Lodhma 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 19 km
Nearest town Ranchi 19 km

Villages closest to Darangkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darangkel village had a population of 450. That makes it the 101st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Darangkel village has 220 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darangkel has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Darangkel is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darangkel covers 186.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darangkel falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darangkel is Lodhma, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darangkel.

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

Darangkel is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 1.8 km away. Karra is about 12 km away. Khunti 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 Tiga (under 2 km), Lohagara (under 2 km) and Guyu (under 2 km).

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

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