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About Darsaun Village

Darsaun is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 209 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darsaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darsaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 131.48 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 209
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darsaun compares

By the 2011 count Darsaun is the 52nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 131.48 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Darsaun

Darsaun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darsaun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Darsaun from other places

Darsaun lies about 35 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 73 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 Darsaun
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 14 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 35 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 57 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 73 km

Villages closest to Darsaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darsaun village had a population of 419. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Darsaun village has 209 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darsaun has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Darsaun is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darsaun covers 131.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darsaun falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darsaun is Dehradun, about 73 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darsaun.

Darsaun is about 35 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darsaun is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 14 km away. Uttarkashi is about 35 km away. Mussoorie is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nisari (2.1 km), Sarnaul (2.1 km) and Semalsari (2.1 km).

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

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