# Darra Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Darra

Darra is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,431 people in 307 households**, the 107th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,431people (2011)
- 307households
- 72.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darra

Of every 100 households in Darra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Darra?

■ Darra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**939

Working population ****27.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 137 (35%)

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 Raiganj

- Makdampur1,466 people
- Kuliara Anantapur1,463 people
- Abhor1,460 people
- Bhatganja1,454 people
- Amar1,416 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people
- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Naram1,385 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darra?1,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darra?72.5% (Census 2011)