About Darda Village

Darda is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,338 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	513.14 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,338
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Darda compares

By the 2011 count Darda is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 513.14 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 948.

Getting to Darda

Darda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darda from other places

Darda lies about 55 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 3.3 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 Darda
Nearest railway station	Manikui	3.3 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	26 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	55 km

Villages closest to Darda

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

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Common questions about Darda

As per the Census of India 2011, Darda village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Darda village has 1,338 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darda has about 957 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Darda is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darda covers 513.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darda falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darda is Manikui, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Darda.

Darda is about 55 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darda is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Manikui is about 3.3 km away. Bhetia is about 19 km away. Balarampur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.