Skip to main content

About Darura Village

Darura is a small village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 59 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 59
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Darura compares

By the 2011 count Darura is the 121st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Darura

Darura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darura 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. The nearest villages by name are Chirakuti Samserganj, Chunakhali, Dahapara and Dakshin Ganespur. 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 Darura

As per the Census of India 2011, Darura village had a population of 121. That makes it the 121st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Darura village has 59 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darura has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Darura is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darura covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darura falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Darura notes the nearest railway station 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 Darura.

Darura is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Darura today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.