About Derhgaon Village

Derhgaon is a mid sized village in Narhat tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 676 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Derhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derhgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Narhat
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	676
Female Population	614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Derhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Derhgaon is the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Derhgaon

Derhgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Derhgaon 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 Derhgaon from other places

Derhgaon 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 Derhgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Narhat	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	5.2 km
Nearest town	Hisua	9.3 km
District headquarters	Nawada	17 km

Villages closest to Derhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derhgaon village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Derhgaon village has 676 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derhgaon has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Derhgaon covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Derhgaon falls under Narhat tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Derhgaon 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Derhgaon.

Derhgaon 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.

Derhgaon is in Narhat tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat is about 3.7 km away. Narhat Halt is about 5.2 km away. Hisua is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.