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About Darngawn Village

Darngawn is a small village in West Bunghmun tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 234 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males.

Darngawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darngawn village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil West Bunghmun
Population 456
Male Population 234
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darngawn compares

By the 2011 count Darngawn is the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 538 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Darngawn

Darngawn is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darngawn as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Darngawn from other places

Darngawn lies about 55 km from Lunglei, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 52 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 Darngawn
Tehsil headquarters West Bunghmun 19 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 33 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 52 km
District headquarters Lunglei 55 km

Villages closest to Darngawn

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in West Bunghmun 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 Darngawn

As per the Census of India 2011, Darngawn village had a population of 456. That makes it the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 538 residents.

Darngawn village has 234 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darngawn has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 909.

Darngawn falls under West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Darngawn is Sairang, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Darngawn.

Darngawn is about 55 km from Lunglei in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darngawn is in West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district. West Bunghmun is about 19 km away. Serchhīp is about 33 km away. Sairang is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laisawral (11 km), New Khawlek (11 km) and S Khawlek (11 km).

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

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