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About Darbahn Village

Darbahn is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 282 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbahn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbahn village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145022
Area (hectares) 543 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 282
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darbahn compares

By the 2011 count Darbahn is the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Darbahn

Darbahn is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darbahn as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bakhatpur, Barsudhal, Bhamlada and Bhanguri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Darbahn

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbahn village had a population of 527. That makes it the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Darbahn village has 282 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbahn has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Darbahn is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbahn covers 543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darbahn falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Darbahn notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Darbahn.

Darbahn is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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