About Desarna Village

Desarna is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 589 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desarna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	1,170
Male Population	589
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Desarna compares

By the 2011 count Desarna is the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Desarna

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

Desarna lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.0 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 Desarna
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km

Villages closest to Desarna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Desarna

As per the Census of India 2011, Desarna village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Desarna village has 589 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desarna has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Desarna is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desarna covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Desarna falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Desarna is Tankuppa, about 3.0 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 Desarna.

Desarna is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desarna is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 1.6 km away. Tankuppa is about 3.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.