About Darman Village

Darman is a mid sized village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 407 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darman village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176084
Area (hectares)	122.5 hectares
Population	834
Male Population	407
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darman compares

By the 2011 count Darman is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 122.5 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Darman

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

Darman lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Darman
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km

Villages closest to Darman

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

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Common questions about Darman

As per the Census of India 2011, Darman village had a population of 834. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Darman village has 407 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darman has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Darman is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darman covers 122.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darman falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darman is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Darman.

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

Darman is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Dhira is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.