About Darvan Village

Darvan is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,308, made up of 1,773 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darvan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil	Akbarpur
Pincode	224157
Area (hectares)	406.16 hectares
Population	3,308
Male Population	1,773
Female Population	1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
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 Darvan compares

By the 2011 count Darvan is the 27th largest of the 297 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 406.16 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Darvan

Darvan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darvan 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 Darvan from other places

Darvan lies about 24 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Katahri, about 4.2 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 Darvan
Nearest railway station	Katahri	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akbarpur	15 km
District headquarters	Ambedkar Nagar	24 km

Villages closest to Darvan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darvan village had a population of 3,308. That makes it the 27th largest of the 297 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Darvan village has 1,773 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darvan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Darvan is 224157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darvan covers 406.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darvan falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darvan is Katahri, about 4.2 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 Darvan.

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

Darvan is in Akbarpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Katahri is about 4.2 km away. Akbarpur is about 15 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.