About Darkalag Village

Darkalag is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 140 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkalag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	71.17 hectares
Population	280
Male Population	140
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkalag compares

By the 2011 count Darkalag is the 90th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 71.17 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1086.

Getting to Darkalag

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

Darkalag lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Darkalag
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	5.8 km
District headquarters	Mandi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	33 km

Villages closest to Darkalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkalag village had a population of 280. That makes it the 90th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Darkalag village has 140 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkalag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Darkalag is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkalag covers 71.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darkalag falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darkalag is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Darkalag.

Darkalag is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkalag is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 5.8 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.