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About Darhua Village

Darhua is a large village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,382, made up of 2,279 males and 2,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Pincode 843114
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 4,382
Male Population 2,279
Female Population 2,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darhua compares

By the 2011 count Darhua is the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Darhua

Darhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darhua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darhua from other places

Darhua lies about 126 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 3.5 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 Darhua
Nearest town Bakhri 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Salauna 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 12 km
District headquarters Vaishali 126 km

Villages closest to Darhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhua village had a population of 4,382. That makes it the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Darhua village has 2,279 males and 2,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhua has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Darhua is 843114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darhua covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darhua falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darhua is Salauna, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Darhua is about 126 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhua is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Bakhri is about 3.2 km away. Salauna is about 3.5 km away. Patepur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Faiz (2.2 km), Chak Jado (2.2 km) and Nawa Chak (2.2 km).

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

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