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About Darhaon Village

Darhaon is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 779 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Darhaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 779
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darhaon compares

By the 2011 count Darhaon is the 32nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Darhaon

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

Darhaon lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 22 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 Darhaon
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 4.8 km
Nearest town Nokha 21 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 22 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Darhaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhaon village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Darhaon village has 779 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Darhaon covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhaon falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhaon is Garhnokha, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Darhaon.

Darhaon is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhaon is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 4.8 km away. Nokha is about 21 km away. Garhnokha 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 Katiyara (under 2 km), Majhauli (under 2 km) and Basu Dehra (under 2 km).

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

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