About Darang Village

Darang is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 680 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	84.23 hectares
Population	1,378
Male Population	680
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darang compares

By the 2011 count Darang is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 84.23 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Darang

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

Darang lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Darang
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Darang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darang village had a population of 1,378. 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 312 residents.

Darang village has 680 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darang has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Darang is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darang covers 84.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darang falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darang is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Darang.

Darang is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darang is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about under 2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.