About Dirawan Village

Dirawan is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,499 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares.

Dirawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	348 hectares
Population	2,869
Male Population	1,499
Female Population	1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Dirawan compares

By the 2011 count Dirawan is the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dirawan

Dirawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dirawan 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 Dirawan from other places

Dirawan lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 10 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 Dirawan
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Dirawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Dirawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirawan village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dirawan village has 1,499 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirawan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Dirawan covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dirawan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dirawan is Kastha, about 10 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 Dirawan.

Dirawan is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirawan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 9.4 km away. Kastha is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.