About Darkoti Village

Darkoti is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 83 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkoti village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	83
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkoti compares

By the 2011 count Darkoti is the 93rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Darkoti

Darkoti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darkoti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Darkoti from other places

Darkoti lies about 42 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 Darkoti
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	6.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Darkoti

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Darkoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkoti village had a population of 161. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Darkoti village has 83 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkoti has about 940 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 Darkoti is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkoti covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Darkoti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darkoti.

Darkoti is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkoti is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.1 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.