Village · Mandi, Mandi
# Darbathu

Darbathu is a village in Mandi sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175027. The 2011 Census counted 961 people in 205 households, the 43rd largest of 368 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.
- 961 people (2011)
- 205 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 175027 PIN code

## Darbathu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Darbathu is 175027. Darbathu falls in Mandi sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175027
- Community development block Balh
- Census village code 014673

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Darbathu from nearby towns?
- Mandi (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Darbathu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Darbathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nalsar
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baggi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darbathu known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetable. About 76% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Darbathu

Of every 100 households in Darbathu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Darbathu · ■ Mandi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 100% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 19%
- Tap water 92% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 69%
- Use banking services 99% 90%
- Television 86% 74%
- Mobile phone 53% 66%
- Computer with internet 4% 4%
- Two-wheeler 30% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 12%
- None of these assets 6% 11%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Darbathu?

■ Darbathu · ■ Mandi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 82.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1049 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 911
- Working population 58.3% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 340 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (16%) · ■ Household industry 16 (3%) · ■ Other work 104 (19%) · ■ Marginal 10 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mandi
- Kot 981 people
- Masar 979 people
- Dayargi 972 people
- Tikar Kalan 966 people
- Lohara 958 people
- Bhuryal 951 people
- Khandla 943 people
- Rao 933 people

All 404 villages in Mandi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Darbathu? 175027
- How far is Darbathu from Mandi? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Darbathu? 961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darbathu in? Mandi district (Mandi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darbathu? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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