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About Dharwa Village

Dharwa is a mid sized village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 605 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.4 hectares hectares.

Dharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Area (hectares) 155.4 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 605
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharwa compares

By the 2011 count Dharwa is the 66th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 155.4 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dharwa

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

Dharwa lies about 7.7 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 12 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 Dharwa
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 2.1 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 12 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 14 km

Villages closest to Dharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwa village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 66th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Dharwa village has 605 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwa has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Dharwa covers 155.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharwa falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharwa is Sathi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharwa.

Dharwa is about 7.7 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwa is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 2.1 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 7.7 km away. Sathi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurwa (under 2 km), Pararawan (under 2 km) and Siswania (under 2 km).

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

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