Skip to main content

About Darbar Kotkhai Village

Darbar Kotkhai is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 113 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbar Kotkhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbar Kotkhai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 113
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darbar Kotkhai compares

By the 2011 count Darbar Kotkhai is the 68th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Darbar Kotkhai

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

Darbar Kotkhai lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Darbar Kotkhai
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Darbar Kotkhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbar Kotkhai village had a population of 219. That makes it the 68th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Darbar Kotkhai village has 113 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbar Kotkhai has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Darbar Kotkhai is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbar Kotkhai covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darbar Kotkhai falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Darbar Kotkhai 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 km distance for Darbar Kotkhai.

Darbar Kotkhai is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darbar Kotkhai is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Pujali (under 2 km) and Ghalaira (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All