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About Darpa Village

Darpa is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 149 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darpa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 37.58 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 149
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darpa compares

By the 2011 count Darpa is the 78th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 37.58 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Darpa

Darpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darpa 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. The nearest villages by name are Dalaut, Dali, Darkaholi and Darkalag. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Darpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Darpa village had a population of 311. That makes it the 78th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Darpa village has 149 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darpa has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Darpa is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darpa covers 37.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Darpa notes the nearest railway station 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 Darpa.

Darpa is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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