About Darhwa Village

Darhwa is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 555 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	1,048
Male Population	555
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darhwa compares

By the 2011 count Darhwa is the 69th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Darhwa

Darhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darhwa as Available within village. 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 Darhwa from other places

Darhwa lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 5.6 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 Darhwa
Nearest railway station	Bela	5.6 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Darhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhwa village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 69th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Darhwa village has 555 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhwa has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Darhwa is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darhwa covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhwa falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhwa is Bela, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darhwa.

Darhwa is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhwa is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 5.6 km away. Makhdumpur is about 9.6 km away. Belaganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.