About Darkali Village

Darkali is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 266 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172022
Area (hectares)	395.48 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	266
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
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 Darkali compares

By the 2011 count Darkali is the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 395.48 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 962.

Getting to Darkali

Darkali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darkali 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 Darkali from other places

Darkali lies about 66 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 Darkali
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	66 km

Villages closest to Darkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkali village had a population of 489. That makes it the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Darkali village has 266 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkali has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Darkali is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkali covers 395.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darkali falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Darkali 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 Darkali.

Darkali is about 66 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkali is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.