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About Darkati Village

Darkati is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 440 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkati village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 69.12 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 440
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darkati compares

By the 2011 count Darkati is the 28th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 69.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Darkati

Darkati is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darkati 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darkati from other places

Darkati lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 8.4 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 Darkati
Nearest town Talwāra 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Darkati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkati village had a population of 927. That makes it the 28th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Darkati village has 440 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkati has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Darkati is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkati covers 69.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darkati falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darkati is Kartoli Punjab, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darkati.

Darkati is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkati is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 5.1 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 8.4 km away. Jawali is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaglahr (7.5 km), D P F Lahru (7.5 km) and Kalahr (7.5 km).

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

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