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About Indarwa Village

Indarwa is one of the larger villages in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,222, made up of 3,255 males and 2,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.2 hectares hectares.

Indarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 381.2 hectares
Population 6,222
Male Population 3,255
Female Population 2,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indarwa compares

By the 2011 count Indarwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 381.2 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Indarwa

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

Indarwa lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Purushottampur Halt, about 13 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 Indarwa
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Purushottampur Halt 13 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 22 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Indarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Indarwa village had a population of 6,222. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Indarwa village has 3,255 males and 2,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indarwa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Indarwa covers 381.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Indarwa falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Indarwa is Purushottampur Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Indarwa.

Indarwa is about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indarwa is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 6.7 km away. Purushottampur Halt is about 13 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagardahi (under 2 km), Khamhia (1.6 km) and Bhatkaul (2.0 km).

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

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