About Darap Village

Darap is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 901 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darap village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	565.1 hectares
Population	1,743
Male Population	901
Female Population	842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darap compares

By the 2011 count Darap is the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 565.1 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Darap

Darap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darap as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bernyak Forest Block, Bhaluthang, Chingthang and Chongpung. 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.

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Common questions about Darap

As per the Census of India 2011, Darap village had a population of 1,743. That makes it the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Darap village has 901 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darap has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Darap is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darap covers 565.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darap falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Darap notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darap.

Darap is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District 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.