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About Darabal Village

Darabal is a mid sized village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 534 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Ronhat
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 534
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darabal compares

By the 2011 count Darabal is the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Darabal

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

Darabal lies about 9.9 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Darabal
Tehsil headquarters Ronhat 9.9 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 9.9 km
Nearest town Nāhan 25 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km

Villages closest to Darabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darabal village had a population of 966. That makes it the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Darabal village has 534 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darabal has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Darabal is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darabal covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darabal falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darabal is Salogra, about 48 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 village for Darabal.

Darabal is about 9.9 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darabal is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 9.9 km away. Sirmaur is about 9.9 km away. Nāhan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhauli (7.1 km), Jarwa Juneli (10 km) and Dahar (11 km).

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

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