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About Dargi Village

Dargi is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 168 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 168
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargi compares

By the 2011 count Dargi is the 20th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dargi

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

Dargi lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Dargi
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Dargi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargi village had a population of 312. That makes it the 20th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Dargi village has 168 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dargi is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargi falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dargi is Jutogh, about 15 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 Dargi.

Dargi is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargi is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 6.9 km away. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dishti (1.7 km), Paniali (1.9 km) and Mandiyalu (2.0 km).

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

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