About Dauna Village

Dauna is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 464 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Dauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	464
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dauna compares

By the 2011 count Dauna is the 64th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dauna

Dauna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dauna from other places

Dauna lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 6.1 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 Dauna
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	16 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km

Villages closest to Dauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dauna village had a population of 885. That makes it the 64th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Dauna village has 464 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauna has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Dauna covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dauna falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dauna is Dhauni, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Dauna.

Dauna is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dauna is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 6.1 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Banka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.