Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Darri

Darri is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 647 people in 146 households, the 65th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 647 people (2011)
- 146 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 495552 PIN code

## Darri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Darri is 495552. Darri falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495552
- Gram panchayat Kalyanpur
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436613

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Darri from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Darri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Darri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Panchgawa
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darri known for?

The main crops are paddy, linseed and tivra. About 60% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Darri

Of every 100 households in Darri in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darri · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 85%
- Toilet within the home 2% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 26% 22%
- Television 21% 29%
- Mobile phone 20% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 35%
- Own their home 94% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Darri?

■ Darri · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1240 983
- Working population 50.2% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 315 (97%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Deori 815 people
- Nawapara 815 people
- Parsada 752 people
- Suwarmal 675 people
- Son 635 people
- Saraipali 600 people
- Ghanwa 580 people
- Gadhola 561 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Darri? 495552
- How far is Darri from Janjgir? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Darri? 647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darri in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Darri? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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