About Darheta Village

Darheta is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 528 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darheta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kurtha
Pincode	804421
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	964
Male Population	528
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darheta compares

By the 2011 count Darheta is the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Darheta

Darheta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darheta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Darheta from other places

Darheta lies about 24 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 13 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 Darheta
Tehsil headquarters	Kurtha	4.7 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	13 km
District headquarters	Arwal	24 km

Villages closest to Darheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darheta village had a population of 964. That makes it the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Darheta village has 528 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darheta has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Darheta is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darheta covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darheta falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darheta is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 13 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 village for Darheta.

Darheta is about 24 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darheta is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 4.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.