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About Dargil Village

Dargil is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 173 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 27.53 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 173
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dargil compares

By the 2011 count Dargil is the 187th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 27.53 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dargil

Dargil 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 Dargil 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 Dargil from other places

Dargil lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Dargil
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km

Villages closest to Dargil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargil village had a population of 349. That makes it the 187th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dargil village has 173 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargil has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dargil is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargil covers 27.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dargil falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dargil is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Dargil.

Dargil is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargil is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 4.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandtehr (under 2 km), Samrial (under 2 km) and Saralu (under 2 km).

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

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