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About Darha Village

Darha is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,064 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Darha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darha compares

By the 2011 count Darha is the 42nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Darha

Darha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darha from other places

Darha lies about 159 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur Desu, about 4.2 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 Darha
Nearest railway station Bhagwanpur Desu 4.2 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 159 km

Villages closest to Darha

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 Darha

As per the Census of India 2011, Darha village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Darha village has 1,064 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darha has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Darha covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darha falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darha is Bhagwanpur Desu, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darha.

Darha is about 159 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darha is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bhagwanpur Desu is about 4.2 km away. Samāstipur is about 11 km away. Dagarua 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 Murajpur (3.4 km), Bishunpur (11 km) and Lasanpur (11 km).

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

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