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About Dargot Village

Dargot is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 57 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 57
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dargot compares

By the 2011 count Dargot is the 200th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dargot

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

Dargot lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Dargot
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Dargot

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.

Common questions about Dargot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargot village had a population of 121. That makes it the 200th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dargot village has 57 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargot has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Dargot covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dargot is Jutogh, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Dargot.

Dargot is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargot is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangti (under 2 km), Mahapuna (2.0 km) and Tangesh (2.0 km).

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

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