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About Dargad Village

Dargad is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 54 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 54
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
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 Dargad compares

By the 2011 count Dargad is the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dargad

Dargad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dargad 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 Dargad from other places

Dargad lies about 25 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 40 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 Dargad
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 25 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 25 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 40 km

Villages closest to Dargad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargad village had a population of 124. That makes it the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Dargad village has 54 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargad has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dargad is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargad covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargad falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dargad is Harrawala, about 40 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 Dargad.

Dargad is about 25 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargad is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 25 km away. Uttarkashi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldogi (under 2 km), Khalsi (under 2 km) and Gadwalgad (2.4 km).

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

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