About Darwa Village

Darwa is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 299 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	147005
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	571
Male Population	299
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darwa compares

By the 2011 count Darwa is the 171st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Darwa

Darwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darwa from other places

Darwa lies about 32 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Ambala City, about 4.5 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 Darwa
Nearest railway station	Ambala City	4.5 km
Nearest town	Ambāla	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	17 km
District headquarters	Patiala	32 km

Villages closest to Darwa

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

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Common questions about Darwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwa village had a population of 571. That makes it the 171st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Darwa village has 299 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Darwa is 147005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darwa covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darwa falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Darwa is Ambala City, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darwa.

Darwa is about 32 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darwa is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Ambala City is about 4.5 km away. Ambāla is about 7.8 km away. Rajpura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.