Darband (دربند) is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

It was created as a separate tehsil in late August 2017 out of three union councils until then part of Oghi Tehsil: Darband itself, Nika Pani and Shanaya.

Darband has a significant amount of rainfall during the year.

This Mansehra District location article is a stub.

Famous personalities are Zar Gul, Zareen Gul, Raja Bashir(Late), Zulfiqar Khan, Raees Khan Tanoli (Columnist),Haris Yousafzai and others