# Darda Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Darda

Darda is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,619 people in 461 households**, the 7th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,619people (2011)
- 461households
- 62.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darda

Of every 100 households in Darda in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darda · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****39%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****20%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Darda?

■ Darda · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**939

Working population ****40.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (27%) · **■** Marginal 409 (39%)

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 Balarampur

- Bela3,436 people
- Tentlo2,994 people
- Namshol2,849 people
- Dabha2,841 people
- Malti2,597 people
- Berma2,592 people
- Chhota Urmma2,548 people
- Shyamnagar Alias Jajodih2,390 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darda?2,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darda in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darda?62.4% (Census 2011)