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About Dargahiganj Village

Dargahiganj is a large village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,316, made up of 1,751 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargahiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargahiganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Pincode 854335
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 3,316
Male Population 1,751
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dargahiganj compares

By the 2011 count Dargahiganj is the 37th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dargahiganj

Dargahiganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dargahiganj as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dargahiganj from other places

Dargahiganj lies about 39 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 6.5 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 Dargahiganj
Nearest railway station Narpatganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 9.9 km
District headquarters Araria 39 km

Villages closest to Dargahiganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargahiganj village had a population of 3,316. That makes it the 37th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Dargahiganj village has 1,751 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargahiganj has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dargahiganj is 854335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargahiganj covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dargahiganj falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dargahiganj is Narpatganj, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dargahiganj.

Dargahiganj is about 39 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargahiganj is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Narpatganj is about 6.5 km away. Forbesganj is about 9.9 km away. Araria is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghua Dibiganj (2.0 km), Pathraha (2.3 km) and Pharhi (3.1 km).

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

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