About Daro Village

Daro is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 62 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daro village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	140.35 hectares
Population	116
Male Population	62
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Daro compares

By the 2011 count Daro is the 121st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 140.35 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Daro

Daro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daro as Available within 5 - 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 Daro from other places

Daro lies about 19 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 Daro
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Daro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daro village had a population of 116. That makes it the 121st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Daro village has 62 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daro has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Daro is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daro covers 140.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daro falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Daro is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daro is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.