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About Darota Village

Darota is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 197 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 105.21 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 197
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darota compares

By the 2011 count Darota is the 24th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 105.21 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Darota

Darota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darota from other places

Darota lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Darota
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 51 km

Villages closest to Darota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Darota

As per the Census of India 2011, Darota village had a population of 425. That makes it the 24th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Darota village has 197 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darota has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Darota is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darota covers 105.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darota falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darota is Nurpur Road, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darota.

Darota is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darota is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhotan (3.7 km), Dhura Sapper (7.7 km) and Kandei (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Darota today is likely to be higher.

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