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About Derwa Village

Derwa is a mid sized village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 870 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845424
Area (hectares) 143.2 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 870
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Derwa compares

By the 2011 count Derwa is the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 143.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Derwa

Derwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Derwa from other places

Derwa lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 4.6 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 Derwa
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kesariya 4.6 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 4.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Derwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derwa village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Derwa village has 870 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derwa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Derwa is 845424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derwa covers 143.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Derwa falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Derwa is Kesariya, about 4.6 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 km distance for Derwa.

Derwa is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derwa is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesaria is about 3.5 km away. Kesariya is about 4.6 km away. Sāhibganj is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phultakiya (under 2 km), Bankat (1.7 km) and Mathiya (1.8 km).

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

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