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About Dariyawganj Village

Dariyawganj is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 773 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Dariyawganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dariyawganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 773
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dariyawganj compares

By the 2011 count Dariyawganj is the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dariyawganj

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

Dariyawganj lies about 39 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 2.1 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 Dariyawganj
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 7.1 km
Nearest town Chāpra 7.1 km
District headquarters Saran 39 km

Villages closest to Dariyawganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dariyawganj village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Dariyawganj village has 773 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dariyawganj has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Dariyawganj covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dariyawganj falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dariyawganj is Goldinganj, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dariyawganj.

Dariyawganj is about 39 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dariyawganj is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.1 km away. Chapra is about 7.1 km away. Chāpra is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajganj (under 2 km), Taufir Maharajganj (under 2 km) and Khalpura Bala (under 2 km).

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

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