About Darodi Village

Darodi is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 361 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darodi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Puncha
Pincode	723101
Area (hectares)	155.18 hectares
Population	689
Male Population	361
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darodi compares

By the 2011 count Darodi is the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 155.18 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Darodi

Darodi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darodi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darodi from other places

Darodi lies about 15 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tamna railway station, 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 Darodi
Nearest railway station	Tamna railway station	11 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puncha	21 km

Villages closest to Darodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darodi village had a population of 689. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Darodi village has 361 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darodi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Darodi is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darodi covers 155.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darodi falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darodi is Tamna railway station, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darodi.

Darodi is about 15 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darodi is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Tamna railway station is about 11 km away. Puruliya is about 15 km away. Puncha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.