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About Daran Village

Daran is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 43 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,465 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daran village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 13.73 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 43
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,465
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daran compares

By the 2011 count Daran is the 85th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 13.73 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Daran

Daran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chholgaon, Chopra, Churerna and Danoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Daran

As per the Census of India 2011, Daran village had a population of 106. That makes it the 85th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Daran village has 43 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daran has about 1465 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Daran is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daran covers 13.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daran falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Daran notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Daran.

Daran is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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