About Dahu Village

Dahu is a large village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,494, made up of 1,783 males and 1,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Tandwa
Pincode	825321
Area (hectares)	1103.78 hectares
Population	3,494
Male Population	1,783
Female Population	1,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahu compares

By the 2011 count Dahu is the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 1103.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dahu

Dahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dahu from other places

Dahu lies about 47 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 8.5 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 Dahu
Nearest railway station	Phulbasia	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tandwa	13 km
Nearest town	Churi	18 km
District headquarters	Chatra	47 km

Villages closest to Dahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahu village had a population of 3,494. That makes it the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Dahu village has 1,783 males and 1,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahu has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dahu is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahu covers 1103.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahu falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahu is Phulbasia, about 8.5 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 village for Dahu.

Dahu is about 47 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahu is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Phulbasia is about 8.5 km away. Tandwa is about 13 km away. Churi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.