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About Darhwana Village

Darhwana is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 189 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.35 hectares hectares.

Darhwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darhwana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 137.35 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 189
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darhwana compares

By the 2011 count Darhwana is the 316th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 137.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Darhwana

Darhwana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darhwana as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Darhwana from other places

Darhwana lies about 30 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 21 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 Darhwana
Nearest town Ahraura 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 12 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 21 km
District headquarters Chandauli 30 km

Villages closest to Darhwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darhwana village had a population of 363. That makes it the 316th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Darhwana village has 189 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darhwana has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Darhwana covers 137.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darhwana falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darhwana is Ahraura Road, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Darhwana.

Darhwana is about 30 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darhwana is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 7.3 km away. Chakia is about 12 km away. Ahraura Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jianpurwa (under 2 km), Majhgawan (under 2 km) and Mojhgawan (under 2 km).

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

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