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Darba

Kurud mandal
Pincode 493661
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pooja Sahu
Contact: 77****4618
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LGD code
446789
Pincode
493661
Post office
Abhanpur
Population
1,684
Households
370
Literacy rate
63.6%
Sex ratio
1059 ♀/1000♂
Workers
912
Distance to district centre
183 km
Distance to mandal centre
175 km
Distance to Raipur
234 km
Distance to Hyderabad
315 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bhamragarh · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Darba compares

By population, Darba ranks #25 of 80 villages in Kurud mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.6%
−3.8% vs mandal average
Darba
63.6%
Kurud mandal
67.4%
Dhamtari district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+55 vs mandal average
Darba
1,059
Kurud mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Darba
4.6
Kurud mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Darba at a glance

Darba is a village of 1,684 people in 370 households (Census 2011) in Kurud tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 25th-largest of 80 villages in Kurud tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. It lies 183 km from the Dhamtari district centre, 59 km from Allapalli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493661, served by Abhanpur post office; the LGD village code is 446789. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bhamragarh, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Pooja Sahu, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 1,985 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Darba

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Darba · this village1,68464%
Golaguda · Bhamragad56344%2.9 km NW
Dhodraj · Bhamragad58963%4.8 km N
Kalwada · Dahegoan90142%5.2 km S
Medpalli · Bhamragad39552%5.2 km N
Bhatpar · Bhamragad72320%5.4 km SE
Pengunda · Bhopalpattnam05.3 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darba

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KURUD
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DARBA
Total area (ha)
372.28
Irrigated area (ha)
286.3
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Darba

LGD code
446789
Pincode
493661
Post office
Abhanpur
Population (Census 2011)
1,684
Population (projected 2026)
1,985
Households
370
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1059
Literacy rate
63.6%
Coordinates
19.36987°N, 80.62287°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sihawa
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ambika Markam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Pooja Sahu
Block / Mandal
Kurud
Getting there

How to reach Darba

Mandal centre
Kurud · ≈ 175 km
≈ 6 h by car · 7 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhamtari · ≈ 183 km
≈ 6 h 15 min by car · 7 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,363 people
Allapalli · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 2 min by car · 2 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur234 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad315 km
  • Chennai700 km
  • Bengaluru781 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopHemalkasa8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bhamragarh6 km
  • CollegeLok Biradari School and College8 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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