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About Dareji Village

Dareji is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 283 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Dareji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dareji village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 283
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dareji compares

By the 2011 count Dareji is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dareji

Dareji 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 Dareji 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dareji from other places

Dareji lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 15 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 Dareji
Nearest town Maniar 14 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 25 km

Villages closest to Dareji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dareji village had a population of 540. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Dareji village has 283 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dareji has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Dareji covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dareji falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dareji is Jiradei, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dareji.

Dareji is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dareji is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Maniar is about 14 km away. Jiradei is about 15 km away. Siwan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (8.6 km), Bangra (12 km) and Hajipurwa (20 km).

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

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