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About Darnghar Village

Darnghar is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 168 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darnghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darnghar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185201
Area (hectares) 163.5 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 168
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darnghar compares

By the 2011 count Darnghar is the 57th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 163.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Darnghar

Darnghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darnghar as Available within 10+ 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 Darnghar from other places

Darnghar lies about 46 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 32 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 Darnghar
Nearest town Akhnūr 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 30 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 32 km
District headquarters Rajouri 46 km

Villages closest to Darnghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darnghar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 57th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Darnghar village has 168 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darnghar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Darnghar is 185201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darnghar covers 163.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darnghar falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Darnghar is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darnghar.

Darnghar is about 46 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darnghar is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Akhnūr is about 17 km away. Kalakote is about 30 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharak (under 2 km), Ghalian (16 km) and Kalar (18 km).

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

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