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About Dharajpur Village

Dharajpur is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 536 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Pincode 845412
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 536
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharajpur is the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dharajpur

Dharajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dharajpur from other places

Dharajpur lies about 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 14 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 Dharajpur
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 15 km
Nearest town Siwān 15 km

Villages closest to Dharajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharajpur village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Dharajpur village has 536 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharajpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dharajpur is 845412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharajpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharajpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharajpur is Pachrukhi, about 14 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 village for Dharajpur.

Dharajpur is about 15 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharajpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 8.7 km away. Pachrukhi is about 14 km away. Siwan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelpur (under 2 km), Wasilpur (under 2 km) and Patarhatha (under 2 km).

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

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