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About Darhia Village

Darhia is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 143 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.34 hectares hectares.

Darhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 29.34 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 143
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Darhia compares

By the 2011 count Darhia is the 318th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 29.34 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Darhia

Darhia 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 Darhia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darhia from other places

Darhia lies about 162 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 5.0 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 Darhia
Nearest railway station Sarnath 5.0 km
Nearest town Varanasi 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 22 km
District headquarters Basti 162 km

Villages closest to Darhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhia village had a population of 279. That makes it the 318th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Darhia village has 143 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Darhia covers 29.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darhia falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darhia is Sarnath, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darhia.

Darhia is about 162 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 5.0 km away. Varanasi is about 8.8 km away. Bhanpur 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 Darhia Bujurg (under 2 km), Darhia Khurd (under 2 km) and Shankerpur (under 2 km).

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

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