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Daraun

दरौन
Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53668
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
75
Households
12
Literacy rate
66.7%
Sex ratio
1143 ♀/1000♂
Workers
58
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
182 km
Distance to Delhi
275 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 50 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rudraksh Clinic · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Daraun compares

By population, Daraun ranks #144 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.7%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Daraun
66.7%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
Same as the mandal average
Daraun
1,143
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.5 vs mandal average
Daraun
6.3
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

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

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Daraun at a glance

Daraun is a village of 75 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 144th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Almora district centre, 33 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 50 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53668. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rudraksh Clinic, 13 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 88 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sukana

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Daraun · this village7567%
Kafalni · Bhanoli5155%0 km N
Kalouta · Bhanoli46967%0 km N
Pakaun · Bhanoli8248%0 km N
Kanchula · Karnaprayag367%2 km E
Kanchula · Dhaulchhina71672%2 km E
Surangi · Bhanoli11261%2.5 km SE

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Key facts — Daraun

LGD code
53668
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
75
Population (projected 2026)
88
Households
12
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1143
Literacy rate
66.7%
Coordinates
29.67083°N, 79.77087°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Daraun

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun182 kmcapital
  • Delhi275 km
  • Kolkata1165 km
  • Mumbai1369 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam50 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop14 km
  • Hospital / PHCRudraksh Clinic13 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College20 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal41 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Daraun

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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