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About Darat Village

Darat is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 11 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 11
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darat compares

By the 2011 count Darat is the 182nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 32 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 1045.

Getting to Darat

Darat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Darat from other places

Darat lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.1 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 Darat
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 21 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Darat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darat village had a population of 24. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Darat village has 11 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darat has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Darat is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darat covers 32 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.

Darat falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darat is Jutogh, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darat.

Darat is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darat is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 8.7 km away. Krishangarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harath (under 2 km), Sanaogi (2.7 km) and Sanah (3.2 km).

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

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