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About Darla Village

Darla is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 378 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 64.9 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 378
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darla compares

By the 2011 count Darla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 64.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Darla

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

Darla lies about 29 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Chandi Mandir, about 25 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 Darla
Nearest town Nāhan 18 km
Nearest railway station Chandi Mandir 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 29 km
District headquarters Solan 29 km

Villages closest to Darla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darla village had a population of 728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Darla village has 378 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darla has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Darla is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darla covers 64.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darla falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darla is Chandi Mandir, about 25 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 Darla.

Darla is about 29 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darla is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Nāhan is about 18 km away. Chandi Mandir is about 25 km away. Darlaghat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangoi (2.2 km), Chaliaun (2.8 km) and Kajiara (4.4 km).

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

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