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About Darha Village

Darha is a large village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,319, made up of 2,162 males and 2,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1790.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1790.5 hectares
Population 4,319
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 2,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1790.5 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 986.

Getting to Darha

Darha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, 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 Darha
Nearest railway station Balumath 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 32 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km

Villages closest to Darha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bariyatu 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 4,319. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Darha village has 2,162 males and 2,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 998 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Darha is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darha covers 1790.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darha falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Balumath, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darha.

Darha is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darha is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 9.4 km away. Bariyatu is about 32 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachna (3.2 km), Pukchu (3.9 km) and Barni (5.4 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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