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About Danr Village

Danr is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,137 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Danr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danr village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danr compares

By the 2011 count Danr is the 23rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Danr

Danr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Danr as Available within 5 - 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 Danr from other places

Danr lies about 33 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 20 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 Danr
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 20 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 21 km
District headquarters Jamui 33 km

Villages closest to Danr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Danr

As per the Census of India 2011, Danr village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Danr village has 1,137 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danr has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Danr covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Danr falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Danr is Adarsh Manpur, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Danr.

Danr is about 33 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danr is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 2.8 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 20 km away. Sheikhpura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahchha (under 2 km), Sagawan (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (1.9 km).

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

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