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About Darla Village

Darla is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 404 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 404
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darla compares

By the 2011 count Darla is the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Darla

The census records public bus service for Darla 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darla from other places

Darla lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 16 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 Darla
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km
Nearest railway station Karra 16 km

Villages closest to Darla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darla village had a population of 799. That makes it the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Darla village has 404 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darla has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Darla is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darla covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darla falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darla is Karra, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Darla.

Darla is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darla is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.8 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Karra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biramkel (under 2 km), Gangina (2.5 km) and Ganaloya (4.1 km).

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

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