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About Darlung Village

Darlung is a mid sized village in Reiek tehsil, in the district of Mamit, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 477 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darlung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darlung village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Mamit
Tehsil Reiek
Pincode 796501
Population 902
Male Population 477
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Darlung compares

By the 2011 count Darlung is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 663 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Darlung

Darlung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darlung 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 Darlung from other places

Darlung lies about 53 km from Mamit, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 38 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 Darlung
Tehsil headquarters Reiek 27 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 31 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 38 km
District headquarters Mamit 53 km

Villages closest to Darlung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darlung village had a population of 902. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 663 residents.

Darlung village has 477 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darlung has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Darlung is 796501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darlung falls under Reiek tehsil of Mamit district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Darlung is Sairang, about 38 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 Darlung.

Darlung is about 53 km from Mamit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darlung is in Reiek tehsil of Mamit district. Reiek is about 27 km away. Serchhīp is about 31 km away. Sairang is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are S Sabual (under 2 km), N Kanghmun (11 km) and W Lungdar (20 km).

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

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