Derawan, Akbarpur, Nawada, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Derawan


The village Derawan is located in Akbarpur C.D.Block of Nawada District in the State of Bihar in India. It comes under Akbarpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nawada, which is about 12 kilometers away from Derawan.

Travel and Communication for Derawan


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Derawan,
Nawada,
Bihar, India
PIN - 805110

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Derawan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Derawan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Derawan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Derawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 2127 persons live in 345 house holds in the village Derawan. There are 1030 female individuals and 1097 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.43% and males constitute 51.57% of the total population.

There are 1074 scheduled castes persons of which 513 are females and 561 are males. Females constitute 47.77% and males constitute 52.23% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 50.49% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.05% of the total population.

Population density of Derawan is 607.71 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Derawan


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Total area of Derawan is 350 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 132.24 ha. About 40.06 ha is un-irrigated area. About 92.18 ha is irrigated area. About 59.16 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 33.02 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 51.92 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 165.32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.52 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Derawan


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Derawan.

There is a government primary school in the village Derawan.

There is a government middle school in the village Derawan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chhurrahi, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

Colleges in Derawan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

Other Educational Facilities in Derawan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

Healthcare Facilities in Derawan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Derawan.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Derawan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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