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About Darra Village

Darra is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 468 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 45.81 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 468
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Darra compares

By the 2011 count Darra is the 56th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 45.81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Darra

Darra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Belar, Dakshin Damurkola, Dakshinadiha and Dalkati. 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 Darra

As per the Census of India 2011, Darra village had a population of 894. That makes it the 56th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Darra village has 468 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Darra is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darra covers 45.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darra falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Darra is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Darra today is likely to be higher.

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