# Darbai Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Darbai

Darbai is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,714 people in 347 households**, the 11th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,714people (2011)
- 347households
- 62.9%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Darbai PIN code and other codes

Darbai falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494686

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

## How far is Darbai from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)42 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 Darbai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Darbai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikhle Kala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Darbai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 43% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Darbai

Of every 100 households in Darbai in 2011, 30 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darbai · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****16%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 Darbai?

■ Darbai · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**985

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 51.2% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 381 (53%)

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 Parasia

- Bhajipani2,296 people
- Mayawadi2,149 people
- Palatwada1,959 people
- Dhamniya1,824 people
- Pagara1,684 people
- Dhala1,634 people
- Kohka1,614 people
- Khamra Jethu1,582 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darbai from Chhindwara?42 km by road
- What is the population of Darbai?1,714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darbai in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darbai?62.9% (Census 2011)