About Darha Village

Darha is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,737, made up of 909 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	803101
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	1,737
Male Population	909
Female Population	828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Darha

Darha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darha from other places

Darha lies about 39 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 10 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 Darha
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	10 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	39 km

Villages closest to Darha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darha village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Darha village has 909 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Darha is 803101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darha covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darha falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Ganganiyan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Darha.

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

Darha is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Ganganiyan is about 10 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Belhar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.