About Darwa Village

Darwa is one of the larger villages in Patori tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,168, made up of 5,340 males and 4,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1690 hectares hectares.

Darwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Patori
Area (hectares)	1690 hectares
Population	10,168
Male Population	5,340
Female Population	4,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darwa compares

By the 2011 count Darwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents. Its 1690 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Darwa

Darwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darwa from other places

Darwa lies about 141 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 1.9 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 Darwa
Nearest railway station	Kharaundh	1.9 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patori	27 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	141 km

Villages closest to Darwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwa village had a population of 10,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents.

Darwa village has 5,340 males and 4,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Darwa covers 1690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darwa falls under Patori tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darwa is Kharaundh, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance for Darwa.

Darwa is about 141 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darwa is in Patori tehsil of Samastipur district. Kharaundh is about 1.9 km away. Rajauli is about 7.7 km away. Patori is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.