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About Darbo Village

Darbo is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 302 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 302
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darbo compares

By the 2011 count Darbo is the 47th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Darbo

Darbo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darbo 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darbo from other places

Darbo lies about 30 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahadevsal, about 2.5 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 Darbo
Nearest railway station Mahadevsal 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 2.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 30 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 33 km

Villages closest to Darbo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbo village had a population of 602. That makes it the 47th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Darbo village has 302 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbo has about 993 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Darbo is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbo covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darbo falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darbo is Mahadevsal, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance for Darbo.

Darbo is about 30 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darbo is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Mahadevsal is about 2.5 km away. Goilkera is about 2.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutpai (under 2 km), Baraila (1.9 km) and Berahundru (2.4 km).

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

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