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About Darha Village

Darha is one of the larger villages in Barhat tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,476, made up of 3,374 males and 3,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1031 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Barhat
Pincode 811313
Area (hectares) 1031 hectares
Population 6,476
Male Population 3,374
Female Population 3,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the 5th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents. Its 1031 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Darha

Darha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darha as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darha from other places

Darha lies about 7.1 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 3.7 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 Darha
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 3.7 km
District headquarters Jamui 7.1 km
Nearest town Jamūī 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhat 8.1 km

Villages closest to Darha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darha village had a population of 6,476. That makes it the 5th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents.

Darha village has 3,374 males and 3,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Darha is 811313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darha covers 1031 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darha falls under Barhat tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Chaura BH, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darha.

Darha is about 7.1 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darha is in Barhat tehsil of Jamui district. Chaura BH is about 3.7 km away. Jamui is about 7.1 km away. Jamūī is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Numar (2.1 km), Tola Parsatari (2.6 km) and Labhet (2.7 km).

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

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