About Daranda Village

Daranda is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 251 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daranda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835202
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	251
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Daranda compares

By the 2011 count Daranda is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Daranda

Daranda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daranda as Available within 5 - 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 Daranda from other places

Daranda lies about 32 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 12 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 Daranda
Nearest railway station	Karra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	14 km
Nearest town	Khunti	27 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	32 km

Villages closest to Daranda

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

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Common questions about Daranda

As per the Census of India 2011, Daranda village had a population of 478. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Daranda village has 251 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daranda has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Daranda is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daranda covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daranda falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Daranda is Karra, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daranda.

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

Daranda is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Karra is about 12 km away. Lapung is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.