# Darna Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Darna

Darna is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 74 households**, the 73rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 370people (2011)
- 74households
- 76.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Darna PIN code and other codes

Darna falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuwan
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255769

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darna from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Darna?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Darna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Darna

Of every 100 households in Darna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darna · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**49%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darna?

■ Darna · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**971

Working population ****30.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (25%) · **■** Other work 27 (24%) · **■** Marginal 31 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amas

- Barahkurwa417 people
- Paranpur410 people
- Patej400 people
- Chhotki Chilmi387 people
- Majhila362 people
- Dharampur346 people
- Dolaha Khurd338 people
- Tilaia334 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darna from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Darna?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darna in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darna?76.0% (Census 2011)