About Darbhog Village

Darbhog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 185 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbhog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171012
Area (hectares)	169 hectares
Population	379
Male Population	185
Female Population	194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darbhog compares

By the 2011 count Darbhog is the 37th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Darbhog

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

Darbhog lies about 14 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 Darbhog
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Darbhog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Darbhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbhog village had a population of 379. That makes it the 37th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Darbhog village has 185 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbhog has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Darbhog is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbhog covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darbhog falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Darbhog 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 Darbhog.

Darbhog is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darbhog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.