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About Dalwa Village

Dalwa is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 472 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 846005
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 472
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalwa compares

By the 2011 count Dalwa is the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dalwa

Dalwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dalwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakka, Chamarjana Urf Dudhia, Chatra and Chhachha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalwa village had a population of 837. That makes it the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dalwa village has 472 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalwa has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dalwa is 846005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalwa covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalwa falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Dalwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalwa.

Dalwa is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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