About Darhua Village

Darhua is one of the larger villages in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,033, made up of 2,584 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.84 hectares hectares.

Darhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	538.84 hectares
Population	5,033
Male Population	2,584
Female Population	2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Darhua compares

By the 2011 count Darhua is the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 538.84 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Darhua

Darhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darhua 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 Darhua from other places

Darhua lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 22 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 Darhua
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	10 km
District headquarters	Araria	18 km
Nearest town	Arāria	18 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	22 km

Villages closest to Darhua

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

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Common questions about Darhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhua village had a population of 5,033. That makes it the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Darhua village has 2,584 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhua has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Darhua covers 538.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhua falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhua is Arariya, about 22 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 Darhua.

Darhua is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhua is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 10 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.