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About Darsu Village

Darsu is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 55 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darsu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 27.1 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 55
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darsu compares

By the 2011 count Darsu is the 108th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 27.1 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Darsu

Darsu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darsu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Darsu from other places

Darsu lies about 12 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 50 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 Darsu
District headquarters Doda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 14 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 50 km

Villages closest to Darsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darsu village had a population of 109. That makes it the 108th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Darsu village has 55 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darsu has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Darsu is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darsu covers 27.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darsu falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Darsu is Udhampur, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darsu.

Darsu is about 12 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darsu is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 12 km away. Bhaderwah is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajinda (under 2 km), Kungla (1.8 km) and Chabri (2.2 km).

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

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