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About Dar Village

Dar is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 348 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.1 hectares hectares.

Dar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 229.1 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 348
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dar compares

By the 2011 count Dar is the 167th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 229.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dar

Dar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dar from other places

Dar lies about 30 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Khuldil Road, about 22 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 Dar
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 13 km
Nearest railway station Khuldil Road 22 km
District headquarters Singrauli 30 km

Villages closest to Dar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dar village had a population of 656. That makes it the 167th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Dar village has 348 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Dar covers 229.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dar falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dar is Khuldil Road, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dar.

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

Dar is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 13 km away. Khuldil Road is about 22 km away. Singrauli 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 Khaidar (under 2 km), Pidariya (under 2 km) and Kushhaniya (2.5 km).

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

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