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About Changwara Village

Changwara is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 619 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 619
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Changwara compares

By the 2011 count Changwara is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Changwara

Changwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Changwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Changwara from other places

Changwara lies about 40 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 3.2 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 Changwara
Nearest railway station Biraul 3.2 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 40 km

Villages closest to Changwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changwara village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Changwara village has 619 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changwara has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Changwara is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changwara covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Changwara falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Changwara is Biraul, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Changwara.

Changwara is about 40 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changwara is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 3.2 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladha (under 2 km), Kataya (under 2 km) and Aran Pokhram (2.0 km).

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

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