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About Darsal Village

Darsal is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 52 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darsal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 27.18 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 52
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darsal compares

By the 2011 count Darsal is the 110th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 27.18 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Darsal

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

Darsal lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Darsal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Darsal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Darsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Darsal village had a population of 108. That makes it the 110th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Darsal village has 52 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darsal has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Darsal is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darsal covers 27.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darsal falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darsal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 village for Darsal.

Darsal is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darsal is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajjal (under 2 km), Deryal (under 2 km) and Jagarial (under 2 km).

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

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