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About Darwan Village

Darwan is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,178, made up of 1,132 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1162.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 1162.49 hectares
Population 2,178
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Darwan compares

By the 2011 count Darwan is the 31st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 1162.49 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Darwan

The census records public bus service for Darwan 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 Darwan from other places

Darwan lies about 41 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about under 2 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 Darwan
Nearest railway station Lusa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 17 km
Nearest town Ahraura 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 41 km

Villages closest to Darwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwan village had a population of 2,178. That makes it the 31st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Darwan village has 1,132 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Darwan is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darwan covers 1162.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darwan falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darwan is Lusa, about under 2 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 Darwan.

Darwan is about 41 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darwan is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about under 2 km away. Marihan is about 17 km away. Ahraura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panigawa (under 2 km), Bhiti (under 2 km) and Salaiya (1.9 km).

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

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