About Darigawan Village

Darigawan is one of the larger villages in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,964, made up of 3,115 males and 2,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darigawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Pincode	821117
Area (hectares)	362 hectares
Population	5,964
Male Population	3,115
Female Population	2,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darigawan compares

By the 2011 count Darigawan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Darigawan

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

Darigawan lies about 28 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 11 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 Darigawan
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	11 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	11 km
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	11 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	28 km

Villages closest to Darigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darigawan village had a population of 5,964. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Darigawan village has 3,115 males and 2,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darigawan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Darigawan is 821117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darigawan covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darigawan falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darigawan is Khurmabad, about 11 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 village for Darigawan.

Darigawan is about 28 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darigawan is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram is about 11 km away. Sasarām is about 11 km away. Khurmabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.