About Darekhap Village

Darekhap is a mid sized village in Nasriganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 606 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.6 hectares hectares.

Darekhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darekhap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nasriganj
Area (hectares)	105.6 hectares
Population	1,166
Male Population	606
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darekhap compares

By the 2011 count Darekhap is the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 105.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Darekhap

Darekhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darekhap as Available within 5 - 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 Darekhap from other places

Darekhap lies about 62 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about 8.7 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 Darekhap
Tehsil headquarters	Nasriganj	8.5 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bairi	8.7 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	62 km

Villages closest to Darekhap

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

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Common questions about Darekhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Darekhap village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Darekhap village has 606 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darekhap has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Darekhap covers 105.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darekhap falls under Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darekhap is Bairi, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darekhap.

Darekhap is about 62 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darekhap is in Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Nasriganj is about 8.5 km away. Nāsriganj is about 8.5 km away. Bairi is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.