About Dargela Village

Dargela is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 953 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	236.88 hectares
Population	1,869
Male Population	953
Female Population	916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargela compares

By the 2011 count Dargela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 236.88 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dargela

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

Dargela lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Dargela
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	14 km

Villages closest to Dargela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargela village had a population of 1,869. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dargela village has 953 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargela has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dargela is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargela covers 236.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dargela falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dargela is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Dargela.

Dargela is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargela is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.7 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.