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About Don Khurd Village

Don Khurd is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 944 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Don Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Don Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 944
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Don Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Don Khurd is the 28th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Don Khurd

The census records public bus service for Don Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Don Khurd from other places

Don Khurd lies about 24 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 5.5 km
Nearest town Mairwa 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 24 km

Villages closest to Don Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Don Khurd village had a population of 1,993. That makes it the 28th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Don Khurd village has 944 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Don Khurd has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Don Khurd covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Don Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Don Khurd is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Don Khurd is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 5.5 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Siwan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repura (under 2 km), Loharpura (under 2 km) and Karanpura (under 2 km).

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

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