About Dara Village

Dara is one of the larger villages in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,864, made up of 3,960 males and 3,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.8 hectares hectares.

Dara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Area (hectares)	463.8 hectares
Population	7,864
Male Population	3,960
Female Population	3,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dara compares

By the 2011 count Dara is the 8th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 463.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dara

Dara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dara from other places

Dara lies about 44 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 14 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 Dara
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tamuria	14 km
Nearest town	Supaul	15 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	44 km

Villages closest to Dara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara village had a population of 7,864. That makes it the 8th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Dara village has 3,960 males and 3,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Dara covers 463.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dara falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dara is Tamuria, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dara.

Dara is about 44 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dara is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 7.3 km away. Tamuria is about 14 km away. Supaul is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.