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About Don Buzurg Village

Don Buzurg is one of the larger villages in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,204, made up of 3,656 males and 3,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares.

Don Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Don Buzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 624 hectares
Population 7,204
Male Population 3,656
Female Population 3,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Don Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Don Buzurg is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Don Buzurg

Don Buzurg 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 Don Buzurg as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Don Buzurg from other places

Don Buzurg lies about 23 km from Siwan. 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 Don Buzurg
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 6.8 km
Nearest town Mairwa 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Don Buzurg

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 Don Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Don Buzurg village had a population of 7,204. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Don Buzurg village has 3,656 males and 3,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Don Buzurg has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Don Buzurg covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Don Buzurg falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Don Buzurg notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Don Buzurg.

Don Buzurg is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Don Buzurg is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 6.8 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lenja (under 2 km), Repura (under 2 km) and Don Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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