# Daraba Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/daraba/ Village · Surankote, Punch # Daraba Daraba is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185121**. The 2011 Census counted **5,426 people in 855 households**, the 6th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 5,426people (2011) - 855households - 74.1%literacy - 185121PIN code ## Daraba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Daraba is 185121.** Daraba falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185121 - Gram panchayatDaraba - Community development blockBuffliaze - Census village code001253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Daraba from nearby towns? - Surankote (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Punch (district HQ)46 km by road - Surankote (nearest town)4 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 Daraba? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Daraba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Daraba known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 17% of the 1,619 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Daraba Of every 100 households in Daraba in 2011, 79 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Daraba · ■ Surankote rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **66% Toilet within the home ****24%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **86% Tap water ****50%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **89% Use banking services ****80%** **61% Television ****24%** **12% Mobile phone ****56%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Daraba? ■ Daraba · ■ Surankote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****709** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **892 Working population ****39.6%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,236 (57%) · **■** Marginal 885 (41%) 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 Surankote - Marhote7,968 people - Hari7,955 people - Bafliaz6,294 people - Sanei5,821 people - Sangla5,159 people - Mohra Bachhai4,606 people - Surankot4,284 people - Lassana4,250 people [All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Daraba?185121 - How far is Daraba from Punch?46 km by road - What is the population of Daraba?5,426 (Census 2011) - Which district is Daraba in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Daraba?74.1% (Census 2011)