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About Darimkhet Village

Darimkhet is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 198 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.476 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darimkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darimkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 119.476 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 198
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darimkhet compares

By the 2011 count Darimkhet is the 59th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 119.476 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Darimkhet

Darimkhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darimkhet as Available within <5 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 Darimkhet from other places

Darimkhet lies about 12 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 76 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 Darimkhet
Tehsil headquarters Garud 12 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 12 km
Nearest town Almora 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 76 km

Villages closest to Darimkhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darimkhet village had a population of 411. That makes it the 59th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Darimkhet village has 198 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darimkhet has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Darimkhet is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darimkhet covers 119.476 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darimkhet falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darimkhet is Kathgodam, about 76 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darimkhet.

Darimkhet is about 12 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darimkhet is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 12 km away. Bageshwar is about 12 km away. Almora 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 Khumtiya Naikra (under 2 km), Chhanisera (under 2 km) and Baigaon Kalron (under 2 km).

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

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