About Darana Village

Darana is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,249 males and 1,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.5 hectares hectares.

Darana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Area (hectares)	193.5 hectares
Population	2,643
Male Population	1,249
Female Population	1,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,116
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 Darana compares

By the 2011 count Darana is the 65th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 193.5 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Darana

Darana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darana 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 Darana from other places

Darana lies about 2.4 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur Junction, about 3.0 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 Darana
District headquarters	Jaunpur	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jaunpur Junction	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	31 km

Villages closest to Darana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darana village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 65th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Darana village has 1,249 males and 1,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darana has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Darana covers 193.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darana falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darana is Jaunpur Junction, about 3.0 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 Darana.

Darana is about 2.4 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darana is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jaunpur is about 2.4 km away. Jaunpur Junction is about 3.0 km away. Shahganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.