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Darma

दर्मा
Mitauli mandal
Pincode 261505
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Darma observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Darma is a village in Mitauli mandal, Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 277 across 61 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.5% and falls under PIN code 261505.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
brajesh kumar
Contact: 63****1741
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LGD code
135996
Pincode
261505
Post office
Maigal Ganj
Population
277
Households
61
Literacy rate
67.5%
Sex ratio
799 ♀/1000♂
Workers
77
Distance to district centre
299 km
Distance to mandal centre
273 km
Distance to Lucknow
362 km
Distance to Delhi
340 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Askote · 32 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Darma compares

By population, Darma ranks #280 of 305 villages in Mitauli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.5%
+12.4% vs mandal average
Darma
67.5%
Mitauli mandal
55.1%
Kheri district
50.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
799
−91 vs mandal average
Darma
799
Mitauli mandal
890
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.7 vs mandal average
Darma
4.5
Mitauli mandal
5.2

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

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Darma at a glance

Darma is a village of 277 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Mitauli tehsil, Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, the 280th-largest of 305 villages in Mitauli tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 799 women per 1,000 men. It lies 299 km from the Kheri district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 261505, served by Maigal Ganj post office; the LGD village code is 135996. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Askote, 32 km away. The sarpanch is brajesh kumar, and the village votes in Jalalabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Prakash Verma. The population is estimated at 327 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Oderha

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Darma · this village27768%
Darma · Bangapani27668%0 km N
Chamrari · Mohammadabad28740%0.7 km S
Walthi · Bangapani79265%1 km NW
Dolma · Bangapani7563%1.5 km NE
Ropar · Bangapani4657%1.6 km N
Akala · Harraiya1,26359%1.5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHERI
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
28
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
ODARHA
Total area (ha)
64.45
Irrigated area (ha)
54.32
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Darma

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Darma

LGD code
135996
Pincode
261505
Post office
Maigal Ganj
Population (Census 2011)
277
Population (projected 2026)
327
Households
61
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
799
Literacy rate
67.5%
Coordinates
30.05051°N, 80.31055°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Shahjahanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jalalabad
Member of Parliament
Arun Kumar Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hari Prakash Verma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
brajesh kumar
Block / Mandal
Mitauli
Getting there

How to reach Darma

Mandal centre
Mitauli · ≈ 273 km
≈ 9 h 20 min by car · 11 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kheri · ≈ 299 km
≈ 10 h 13 min by car · 12 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow362 kmcapital
  • Delhi340 km
  • Kolkata1155 km
  • Hyderabad1420 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbus/jeep stand7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Askote32 km
  • ATM / bankNic Asia Bnak32 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump7 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda48 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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