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About Dar Village

Dar is a small village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 146 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 146
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dar compares

By the 2011 count Dar is the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dar

Dar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dar from other places

Dar lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 4.5 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 Dar
Nearest railway station Ramna 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura 5.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 25 km

Villages closest to Dar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dar village had a population of 293. That makes it the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Dar village has 146 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dar is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dar covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dar falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dar is Ramna, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dar.

Dar is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dar is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 4.5 km away. Bishunpura is about 5.9 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurhi (under 2 km), Jogiral Khurd (under 2 km) and Patihari (under 2 km).

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

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