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About Darhia Bujurg Village

Darhia Bujurg is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darhia Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhia Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272190
Area (hectares) 68.04 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darhia Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Darhia Bujurg is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 68.04 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Darhia Bujurg

The census records public bus service for Darhia Bujurg as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Darhia Bujurg from other places

Darhia Bujurg 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 Bujurg
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 Bujurg

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 Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhia Bujurg village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Darhia Bujurg village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhia Bujurg has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Darhia Bujurg is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darhia Bujurg covers 68.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Darhia Bujurg is Sarnath, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darhia Bujurg.

Darhia Bujurg 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 Bujurg 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 (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 Bujurg today is likely to be higher.

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