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About Darea Village

Darea is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 584 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 584
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Darea compares

By the 2011 count Darea is the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Darea

Darea is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darea 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 Darea from other places

Darea lies about 39 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 9.1 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 Darea
Nearest town Lohārdagā 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 31 km
District headquarters Latehar 39 km

Villages closest to Darea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darea village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Darea village has 584 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darea has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Darea covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darea falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darea is Lohardaga, about 9.1 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 Darea.

Darea is about 39 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darea is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Lohārdagā is about 6.0 km away. Lohardaga is about 9.1 km away. Chandwa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manatu (23 km), Ladhup (24 km) and Pirdag (24 km).

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

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