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About Darra Village

Darra is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 518 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231305
Area (hectares) 31.5 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 518
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Darra compares

By the 2011 count Darra is the 246th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 31.5 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Darra

The census records public bus service for Darra 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 Darra from other places

Darra lies about 42 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 4.1 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 Darra
Nearest railway station Kailahat 4.1 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 11 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 42 km

Villages closest to Darra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darra village had a population of 990. That makes it the 246th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Darra village has 518 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Darra is 231305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darra covers 31.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darra falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darra is Kailahat, about 4.1 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 Darra.

Darra is about 42 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darra is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Kailahat is about 4.1 km away. Rāmnagar is about 11 km away. Chunar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partappur (under 2 km), Pratap Pur (under 2 km) and Baghera (under 2 km).

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

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