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About Darmet Village

Darmet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 10 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darmet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darmet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 49.66 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 10
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darmet compares

By the 2011 count Darmet is the 245th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 49.66 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Darmet

Darmet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darmet as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Darmet from other places

Darmet lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Darmet
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Darmet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darmet village had a population of 25. That makes it the 245th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Darmet village has 10 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darmet has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Darmet is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darmet covers 49.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darmet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darmet is Kathgodam, about 66 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darmet.

Darmet is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darmet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 27 km away. Berinag is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungar Kholi (3.6 km), Bagdoli (4.3 km) and Bana (4.4 km).

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

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