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About Darwara Village

Darwara is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,775, made up of 2,500 males and 2,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Darwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 4,775
Male Population 2,500
Female Population 2,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darwara compares

By the 2011 count Darwara is the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Darwara

Darwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darwara from other places

Darwara lies about 2.9 km from Nalanda. 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 Darwara
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 2.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 2.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.6 km

Villages closest to Darwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwara village had a population of 4,775. That makes it the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Darwara village has 2,500 males and 2,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Darwara covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darwara falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Darwara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darwara.

Darwara is about 2.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darwara is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 2.9 km away. Nalanda is about 2.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Kundi (under 2 km) and Kishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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