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About Dardag Village

Dardag is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 945 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dardag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dardag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 945
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dardag compares

By the 2011 count Dardag is the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dardag

Dardag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dardag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dardag from other places

Dardag lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 7.8 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 Dardag
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Mesra 7.8 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 22 km

Villages closest to Dardag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dardag village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Dardag village has 945 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dardag has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dardag is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dardag covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dardag falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dardag is Mesra, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dardag.

Dardag is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dardag is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 2.1 km away. Mesra is about 7.8 km away. Rāmgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakla (under 2 km), Ormanjhi (2.1 km) and Harchanda (2.3 km).

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

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