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About Darakandi Village

Darakandi is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 255 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darakandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darakandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 171.81 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 255
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darakandi compares

By the 2011 count Darakandi is the 92nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 171.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Darakandi

Darakandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darakandi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darakandi from other places

Darakandi lies about 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 11 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 Darakandi
Nearest railway station Milangarh 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 33 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Darakandi

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

Common questions about Darakandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Darakandi village had a population of 508. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Darakandi village has 255 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darakandi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Darakandi is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darakandi covers 171.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darakandi falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darakandi is Milangarh, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darakandi.

Darakandi is about 33 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darakandi is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurial (under 2 km), Karpurganj (under 2 km) and Mabarakpur (1.5 km).

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

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