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About Dara Village

Dara is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 218 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721122
Area (hectares) 205.01 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 218
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dara compares

By the 2011 count Dara is the 252nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 205.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dara

Dara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dara as Available within 10+ 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 Damdama, Damgerya, Damodar Bati and Damodar Chak. 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 Dara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara village had a population of 428. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Dara village has 218 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dara is 721122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dara covers 205.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dara falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dara.

Dara is in Keshpur 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 Dara today is likely to be higher.

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