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About Darshani Village

Darshani is a mid sized village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 406 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darshani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darshani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 65.59 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 406
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darshani compares

By the 2011 count Darshani is the 18th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 65.59 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Darshani

Darshani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darshani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Darshani from other places

Darshani lies about 17 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Darshani
Tehsil headquarters Garud 17 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 17 km
Nearest town Almora 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Darshani

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 Darshani

As per the Census of India 2011, Darshani village had a population of 818. That makes it the 18th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Darshani village has 406 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darshani has about 1015 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 Darshani is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darshani covers 65.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darshani falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darshani is Kathgodam, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Darshani.

Darshani is about 17 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darshani is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 17 km away. Bageshwar is about 17 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheta Kutoliya (under 2 km), Jijoli (under 2 km) and Selihat (under 2 km).

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

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