# Darra Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Darra

Darra is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,647 people in 341 households**, the 45th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 1,647people (2011)
- 341households
- 83.1%literacy
- 493885PIN code

## Darra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darra is 493885.** Darra falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493885
- Gram panchayatDarra
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446857

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

## How far is Darra from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)43 km by road
- Kurud (nearest town)21 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 Darra?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Darra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nayapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Darra known for?

About 77% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Darra

Of every 100 households in Darra in 2011, 89 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darra · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Darra?

■ Darra · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**966

Working population ****53.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 74.8% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 457 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (35%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (5%)

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 Kurud

- Sihad1,734 people
- Gudguda1,706 people
- Darba1,684 people
- Borjhara1,651 people
- Thuha1,645 people
- Sakri1,622 people
- Mongara1,607 people
- Dadesara1,594 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darra?493885
- How far is Darra from Dhamtari?43 km by road
- What is the population of Darra?1,647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darra in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Darra?83.1% (Census 2011)
