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About Darlaghat Village

Darlaghat is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 845 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

Darlaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darlaghat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 845
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darlaghat compares

By the 2011 count Darlaghat is the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Darlaghat

The census records public bus service for Darlaghat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Darlaghat from other places

Darlaghat lies about 30 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 1.9 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 Darlaghat
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.8 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 30 km

Villages closest to Darlaghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darlaghat village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Darlaghat village has 845 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darlaghat has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Darlaghat covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darlaghat falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darlaghat is Murli Halt, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darlaghat.

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

Darlaghat is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 1.9 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Sraipura (under 2 km) and Chhotaharchandpur (under 2 km).

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

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