About Daran Village

Daran is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 206 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	587 hectares
Population	363
Male Population	206
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	762
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Daran compares

By the 2011 count Daran is the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 587 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Daran

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

Daran lies about 69 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 Daran
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	69 km

Villages closest to Daran

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 Daran

As per the Census of India 2011, Daran village had a population of 363. That makes it the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Daran village has 206 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daran has about 762 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 Daran is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daran covers 587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Daran notes the nearest railway station 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 Daran.

Daran is about 69 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daran is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.