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About Indarwa Village

Indarwa is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 136 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.87 hectares hectares.

Indarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 55.87 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 136
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indarwa compares

By the 2011 count Indarwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 55.87 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Indarwa

Indarwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Indarwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Indarwa from other places

Indarwa lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Majhowalia, about 17 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 Indarwa
Nearest town Areraj 13 km
Nearest railway station Majhowalia 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 26 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Indarwa

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

Common questions about Indarwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Indarwa village had a population of 256. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Indarwa village has 136 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indarwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Indarwa covers 55.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Indarwa falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Indarwa is Majhowalia, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Indarwa.

Indarwa is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indarwa is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Areraj is about 13 km away. Majhowalia is about 17 km away. Katiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakariar (under 2 km), Naharpur (6.6 km) and Pararia (6.9 km).

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

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