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About Darubal Village

Darubal is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 130 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 169210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darubal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darubal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 169210
Area (hectares) 63.17 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 130
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darubal compares

By the 2011 count Darubal is the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 63.17 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Darubal

Darubal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darubal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Darubal from other places

Darubal lies about 105 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 41 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 Darubal
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 30 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 41 km
Nearest town Shimla 42 km
District headquarters Mandi 105 km

Villages closest to Darubal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darubal village had a population of 262. That makes it the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Darubal village has 130 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darubal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Darubal is 169210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darubal covers 63.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darubal falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darubal is Salogra, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for Darubal.

Darubal is about 105 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darubal is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 30 km away. Salogra is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawansari (8.4 km), Dhalwani (16 km) and Sarwahan (16 km).

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

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