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About Daunchhapra Village

Daunchhapra is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 369 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daunchhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daunchhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841404
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 369
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Daunchhapra compares

By the 2011 count Daunchhapra is the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Daunchhapra

The census records public bus service for Daunchhapra 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 Daunchhapra from other places

Daunchhapra lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 3.7 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 Daunchhapra
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 3.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 22 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km

Villages closest to Daunchhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daunchhapra village had a population of 687. That makes it the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Daunchhapra village has 369 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daunchhapra has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Daunchhapra is 841404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daunchhapra covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daunchhapra falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daunchhapra is Duraundha Junction, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Daunchhapra.

Daunchhapra is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daunchhapra is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.3 km away. Daraundha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundaram Chhapra (under 2 km), Manchha (under 2 km) and Dahkani (under 2 km).

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

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