# Darain Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Darain

Darain is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 302 households**, the 58th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 302households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Darain PIN code and other codes

Darain falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501208

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

## How far is Darain from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)25 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 Darain?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Darain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Amjhor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amjhor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Darain known for?

About 54% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Darain

Of every 100 households in Darain in 2011, 54 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darain · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**94%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Darain?

■ Darain · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1237**

**957

Working population ****42.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 55.5% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 121 (26%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Ghorsa1,209 people
- Chhapra Tola1,195 people
- Pahadiya1,166 people
- Barna1,137 people
- Basahi1,090 people
- Tali Kalan1,080 people
- Bineka1,076 people
- Mudariya Tola1,072 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darain from Shahdol?70 km by road
- What is the population of Darain?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darain in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darain?64.8% (Census 2011)