About Dalko Village

Dalko is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 393 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Majhiaon
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	39.7 hectares
Population	787
Male Population	393
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalko compares

By the 2011 count Dalko is the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dalko

Dalko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalko 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 Dalko from other places

Dalko lies about 19 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 6.3 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 Dalko
Tehsil headquarters	Majhiaon	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Untari Road	6.3 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	17 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	19 km

Villages closest to Dalko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalko village had a population of 787. That makes it the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Dalko village has 393 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalko has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dalko is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalko covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dalko falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalko is Untari Road, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dalko.

Dalko is about 19 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalko is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 4.2 km away. Untari Road is about 6.3 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.