About Darike Village

Darike is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 452 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darike village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar I
Pincode	143119
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	452
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darike compares

By the 2011 count Darike is the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Darike

Darike is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darike 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darike from other places

Darike lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 7.0 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 Darike
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	7.0 km
Nearest town	Batāla	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar I	24 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	24 km

Villages closest to Darike

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Darike

As per the Census of India 2011, Darike village had a population of 860. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Darike village has 452 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darike has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Darike is 143119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darike covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darike falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Darike is Jaintipura, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Darike.

Darike is about 24 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darike is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 7.0 km away. Batāla is about 15 km away. Amritsar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.