About Darwar Village

Darwar is a mid sized village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 247 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175025
Area (hectares)	185.59 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	247
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,182
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darwar compares

By the 2011 count Darwar is the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 185.59 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Darwar

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

Darwar lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Darwar
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	5.4 km
District headquarters	Mandi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	34 km

Villages closest to Darwar

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 Darwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwar village had a population of 539. That makes it the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Darwar village has 247 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwar has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Darwar is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darwar covers 185.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Darwar is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Darwar.

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

Darwar is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 5.4 km away. Mandi is about 14 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.