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About Darel Village

Darel is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,903, made up of 1,022 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.1 hectares hectares.

Darel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darel village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 125.1 hectares
Population 1,903
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darel compares

By the 2011 count Darel is the 38th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 125.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Darel

Darel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darel as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Darel from other places

Darel lies about 15 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 36 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 Darel
District headquarters Kupwara 15 km
Nearest town Kopawor 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 17 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 36 km

Villages closest to Darel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darel village had a population of 1,903. That makes it the 38th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Darel village has 1,022 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darel has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Darel covers 125.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darel falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Darel is Baramula, about 36 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 village for Darel.

Darel is about 15 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darel is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 15 km away. Kopawor is about 15 km away. Handwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinal (under 2 km), Kal Mona (1.9 km) and Lilam (2.1 km).

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

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