About Darna Village

Darna is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 196 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Darna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	370
Male Population	196
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darna compares

By the 2011 count Darna is the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Darna

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

How far is Darna from other places

Darna lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 24 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 Darna
Nearest town	Sherghāti	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	15 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	31 km

Villages closest to Darna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darna village had a population of 370. That makes it the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Darna village has 196 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darna has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Darna covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darna falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darna is Guraru, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darna.

Darna is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darna is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 3.7 km away. Amas is about 15 km away. Guraru is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.