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About Darauli Village

Darauli is one of the larger villages in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,073, made up of 5,190 males and 4,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 841234
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 10,073
Male Population 5,190
Female Population 4,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Darauli compares

By the 2011 count Darauli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Darauli

Darauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Darauli 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darauli from other places

Darauli lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 18 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 Darauli
Nearest town Sikandarpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Darauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darauli village had a population of 10,073. 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 1,792 residents.

Darauli village has 5,190 males and 4,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darauli has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Darauli is 841234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darauli covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darauli falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darauli is Mairwa, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Darauli.

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

Darauli is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Sikandarpur is about 8.7 km away. Mairwa is about 18 km away. Siwan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diara Darauli (under 2 km), Diara Mohazi Kashidatta (under 2 km) and Diara Nauabad (under 2 km).

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

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