About Derawa Village

Derawa is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,565, made up of 1,310 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derawa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	273302
Area (hectares)	162.84 hectares
Population	2,565
Male Population	1,310
Female Population	1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Derawa compares

By the 2011 count Derawa is the 147th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 162.84 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Derawa

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

Derawa lies about 16 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 9.4 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 Derawa
Nearest railway station	Gurli Ramgarhwa	9.4 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	17 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	17 km

Villages closest to Derawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derawa village had a population of 2,565. That makes it the 147th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Derawa village has 1,310 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derawa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Derawa is 273302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derawa covers 162.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Derawa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Derawa is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Derawa.

Derawa is about 16 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derawa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Gurli Ramgarhwa is about 9.4 km away. Mahrajganj is about 16 km away. Maharajganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.