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About Derawan Khurd Village

Derawan Khurd is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 376 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.55 hectares hectares.

Derawan Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derawan Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 37.55 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 376
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Derawan Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Derawan Khurd is the 279th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 37.55 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Derawan Khurd

Derawan Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derawan Khurd 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Derawan Khurd from other places

Derawan Khurd lies about 21 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kadipur, about 8.7 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 Derawan Khurd
Nearest railway station Kadipur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 12 km
Nearest town Saidpur 13 km
District headquarters Chandauli 21 km

Villages closest to Derawan Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 Derawan Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Derawan Khurd village had a population of 737. That makes it the 279th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Derawan Khurd village has 376 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derawan Khurd has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Derawan Khurd covers 37.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Derawan Khurd falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Derawan Khurd is Kadipur, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Derawan Khurd.

Derawan Khurd is about 21 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derawan Khurd is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Kadipur is about 8.7 km away. Sakaldiha is about 12 km away. Saidpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluwa (under 2 km), Mahuari Kalan (under 2 km) and Matiyara (1.5 km).

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

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