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About Dargahiganj Village

Dargahiganj is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 14 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Dargahiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargahiganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 14
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dargahiganj compares

By the 2011 count Dargahiganj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dargahiganj

Dargahiganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dargahiganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dargahiganj from other places

Dargahiganj lies about 157 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 7.1 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 Dargahiganj
Nearest railway station Narhan 7.1 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 157 km

Villages closest to Dargahiganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargahiganj village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Dargahiganj village has 14 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargahiganj has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Dargahiganj covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargahiganj falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dargahiganj is Narhan, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dargahiganj.

Dargahiganj is about 157 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargahiganj is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Narhan is about 7.1 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 9.4 km away. Dagarua 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 Lachhmipur (under 2 km), Chand Bhathi (2.2 km) and Chopra (3.7 km).

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

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