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About Derwa Village

Derwa is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 975 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841425
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 2,028
Male Population 975
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Derwa compares

By the 2011 count Derwa is the 47th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Derwa

Derwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Derwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Derwa from other places

Derwa lies about 22 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 1.9 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 Derwa
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 1.9 km
Nearest town Kataiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 22 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 22 km

Villages closest to Derwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derwa village had a population of 2,028. That makes it the 47th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Derwa village has 975 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derwa has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Derwa is 841425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derwa covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Derwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Derwa is Bathua Bazar, about 1.9 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 village for Derwa.

Derwa is about 22 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derwa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 1.9 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Kuchaikote is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauhan Patti (under 2 km), Sonikpur (under 2 km) and Jogipur (under 2 km).

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

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