| Daraun | |
| Native Name: | दरौं |
| Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 360 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Syangja District |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2286 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Area Code: | 063 |
Daraun is a village development committee in Syangja District in Gandaki Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2286 people living in 582 individual households.[1] Daraun is located at western part of the district. This VDC is joined with Arjun Chaupari VDC, Putalibazar municipality and Panchamul VDC.
In Daraun VDC there are nine different caste, they are presented according to Nepal census 2011
| Caste/Ethnicity | Total | Male | Female | - | Chhetree | 491 | 196 | 295 | - | Brahman - Hill | 879 | 374 | 505 | - | Gharti/Bhujel | 119 | 63 | 56 | - | Gurung | 57 | 23 | 34 | - | Magar | 64 | 22 | 42 | - | Damai/Dholi | 91 | 37 | 54 | - | Sarki | 248 | 96 | 152 | - | Sanyasi/Dashnami | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | Kami | 309 | 137 | 172 | - | Others | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | total | 2286 | 958 | 1328 |