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About Dabur Village

Dabur is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,386, made up of 2,327 males and 2,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares.

Dabur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 4,386
Male Population 2,327
Female Population 2,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabur compares

By the 2011 count Dabur is the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dabur

Dabur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dabur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dabur from other places

Dabur lies about 52 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 3.3 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 Dabur
Nearest railway station Jakhim 3.3 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Guraru 33 km
District headquarters Gaya 52 km

Villages closest to Dabur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabur village had a population of 4,386. That makes it the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Dabur village has 2,327 males and 2,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Dabur covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dabur falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dabur is Jakhim, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dabur.

Dabur is about 52 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabur is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Jakhim is about 3.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Guraru is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariyari (15 km), Dadhapa (16 km) and Kolhea (21 km).

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

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