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About Indarwa Village

Indarwa is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,242 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852117
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 2,338
Male Population 1,242
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Indarwa compares

By the 2011 count Indarwa is the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Indarwa

Indarwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Indarwa 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 Indarwa from other places

Indarwa lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.6 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 Indarwa
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 8.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 13 km

Villages closest to Indarwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Indarwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Indarwa village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Indarwa village has 1,242 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indarwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Indarwa is 852117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indarwa covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Indarwa falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Indarwa is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.6 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 Indarwa.

Indarwa is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indarwa is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 5.6 km away. Saur Bazar is about 8.2 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansi Rauta (1.5 km), Chikni Dakhinwari (1.5 km) and Chikni Darmeani (1.5 km).

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

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