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About Daroji Village

Daroji is one of the larger villages in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,993, made up of 5,429 males and 5,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3973.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daroji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daroji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583115
Area (hectares) 3973.83 hectares
Population 10,993
Male Population 5,429
Female Population 5,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Daroji compares

By the 2011 count Daroji is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 3973.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Daroji

Daroji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Daroji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daroji from other places

Daroji lies about 27 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Daroji, 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 Daroji
Nearest railway station Daroji 1.9 km
Nearest town Kurikuppi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 23 km
District headquarters Bellary 27 km

Villages closest to Daroji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daroji village had a population of 10,993. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Daroji village has 5,429 males and 5,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daroji has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Daroji is 583115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daroji covers 3973.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daroji falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Daroji is Daroji, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Daroji.

Daroji is about 27 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daroji is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Daroji is about 1.9 km away. Kurikuppi is about 5.1 km away. Sandur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurekuppa (5.1 km), Toranagal (5.1 km) and Vaddu (8.8 km).

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

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