About Derhgawan Village

Derhgawan is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 280 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derhgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Akbarpur
Pincode	805110
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	280
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Derhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Derhgawan is the 118th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Derhgawan

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

How far is Derhgawan from other places

Derhgawan lies about 17 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 5.2 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 Derhgawan
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	5.2 km
Nearest town	Hisua	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akbarpur	10 km
District headquarters	Nawada	17 km

Villages closest to Derhgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derhgawan village had a population of 541. That makes it the 118th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Derhgawan village has 280 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derhgawan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Derhgawan is 805110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derhgawan covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Derhgawan falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Derhgawan is Narhat Halt, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Derhgawan.

Derhgawan is about 17 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derhgawan is in Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 5.2 km away. Hisua is about 9.3 km away. Akbarpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.