About Dauna Village

Dauna is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 505 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	957
Male Population	505
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dauna compares

By the 2011 count Dauna is the 79th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dauna

Dauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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	Rajaun	6.3 km
Nearest town	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 Rajaun 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 957. That makes it the 79th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dauna village has 505 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauna has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dauna is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dauna covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dauna falls under Rajaun 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 5 - 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 6.1 km away. Rajaun is about 6.3 km away. Amarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.