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About Darial Village

Darial is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 17.78 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darial compares

By the 2011 count Darial is the 322nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 17.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Darial

Darial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darial as Available within village. 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 Darial from other places

Darial lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Darial
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Darial

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Darial

As per the Census of India 2011, Darial village had a population of 27. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Darial village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darial has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Darial is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darial covers 17.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darial falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darial is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darial.

Darial is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darial is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dartal (under 2 km), Dabbar Patta (under 2 km) and Amrota (under 2 km).

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

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