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About Darman Village

Darman is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2, made up of 1 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 34.97 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 1
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darman compares

By the 2011 count Darman is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 34.97 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Darman

Darman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darman as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palampur 20 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 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 Darman

As per the Census of India 2011, Darman village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Darman village has 1 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darman has about 1000 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 Darman is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darman covers 34.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darman falls under Palampur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Palampur is about 20 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bohrkar (1.7 km), Jagehr (1.8 km) and Jhagehr (1.8 km).

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

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