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About Dahua Village

Dahua is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 258 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 258
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahua compares

By the 2011 count Dahua is the 110th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dahua

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

Dahua lies about 105 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 Dahua
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 19 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 105 km

Villages closest to Dahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahua village had a population of 507. That makes it the 110th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Dahua village has 258 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahua has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dahua is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahua covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahua falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahua is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Dahua.

Dahua is about 105 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahua is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 13 km away. Mohanpur is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandayan (under 2 km), Baijandih (1.5 km) and Dumariya (2.0 km).

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

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