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About Daharpur Village

Daharpur is a large village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,498 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Daharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,498
Female Population 1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Daharpur compares

By the 2011 count Daharpur is the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Daharpur

Daharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daharpur as Available within 5 - 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 Daharpur from other places

Daharpur lies about 11 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gonu Dham Halt, about 3.8 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 Daharpur
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Gonu Dham Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Purāini 4.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 11 km

Villages closest to Daharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daharpur village had a population of 2,942. That makes it the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Daharpur village has 1,498 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daharpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Daharpur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daharpur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daharpur is Gonu Dham Halt, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daharpur.

Daharpur is about 11 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daharpur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 3.4 km away. Gonu Dham Halt is about 3.8 km away. Purāini is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaigaon (under 2 km), Danda Bazar (under 2 km) and Lakra (under 2 km).

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

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