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About Dhaarahwa Village

Dhaarahwa is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 823 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaarahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaarahwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845451
Area (hectares) 283.21 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 823
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaarahwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhaarahwa is the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 283.21 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dhaarahwa

Dhaarahwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaarahwa as Available within 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 Dhaarahwa from other places

Dhaarahwa lies about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 5.6 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 Dhaarahwa
Nearest railway station Gokhula 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 11 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 11 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 18 km

Villages closest to Dhaarahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaarahwa village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Dhaarahwa village has 823 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaarahwa has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Dhaarahwa is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaarahwa covers 283.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaarahwa falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhaarahwa is Gokhula, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhaarahwa.

Dhaarahwa is about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaarahwa is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 5.6 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 11 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champapur (under 2 km), Tarhatia (under 2 km) and Phulwaria (2.2 km).

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

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