# Dara Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahade, Nandurbar 

# Dara

Dara is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 159 households**, the 151st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 830people (2011)
- 159households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Dara PIN code and other codes

Dara falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahade
- Census village code525457

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

## How far is Dara from nearby towns?

- Shahade (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Shahade (nearest town)20 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 Dara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mrilavad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Loanjit
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Loanjit
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dara known for?

The main crops are **rice and cotton**. Products made here include jaggery. About 39% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Dara

Of every 100 households in Dara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dara · ■ Shahade rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**61%

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

**23%

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

**71%

Tap water ****58%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****6%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**52%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Dara?

■ Dara · ■ Shahade rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**941

Working population ****42.5%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (27%)

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 Shahade

- Karankheda861 people
- Junavane848 people
- Anakwade845 people
- Nimbardi840 people
- Nimbhore795 people
- Vardhe792 people
- Ozarte780 people
- Asus778 people

[All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dara from Nandurbar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dara?830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dara in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dara?62.7% (Census 2011)