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About Darshal Village

Darshal is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 180 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darshal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 155.12 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 180
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darshal compares

By the 2011 count Darshal is the 68th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 155.12 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Darshal

Darshal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darshal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Darshal from other places

Darshal lies about 60 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 Darshal
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 8.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km

Villages closest to Darshal

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.

Common questions about Darshal

As per the Census of India 2011, Darshal village had a population of 349. That makes it the 68th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Darshal village has 180 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darshal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Darshal covers 155.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darshal.

Darshal is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darshal is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Darshal (under 2 km), Batheda (under 2 km) and D P F Chalari I (under 2 km).

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

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