About Dasrathpur Village

Dasrathpur is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,345, made up of 1,724 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Dasrathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasrathpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	3,345
Male Population	1,724
Female Population	1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasrathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dasrathpur is the 10th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dasrathpur

Dasrathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dasrathpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dasrathpur from other places

Dasrathpur lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 8.8 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 Dasrathpur
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pawapuri Road	8.8 km
Nearest town	Silao	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Dasrathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasrathpur village had a population of 3,345. That makes it the 10th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Dasrathpur village has 1,724 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasrathpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Dasrathpur covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dasrathpur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dasrathpur is Pawapuri Road, about 8.8 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 village for Dasrathpur.

Dasrathpur is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasrathpur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 6.9 km away. Pawapuri Road is about 8.8 km away. Silao is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.