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About Darmara Village

Darmara is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 66 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darmara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 50.91 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 66
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Darmara compares

By the 2011 count Darmara is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 50.91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Darmara

Darmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darmara 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 Darmara from other places

Darmara lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 41 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 Darmara
Nearest town Tehri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 22 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 41 km

Villages closest to Darmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darmara village had a population of 126. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Darmara village has 66 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darmara has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Darmara is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darmara covers 50.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darmara falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darmara is Harrawala, about 41 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 Darmara.

Darmara is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darmara is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Puraula is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurara (under 2 km), Chhamrotta (2.7 km) and Lamkoti (7.4 km).

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

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