About Doranda Village

Doranda is one of the larger villages in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,663, made up of 6,612 males and 6,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doranda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	1586 hectares
Population	12,663
Male Population	6,612
Female Population	6,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Doranda compares

By the 2011 count Doranda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 1586 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Doranda

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

Doranda lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 5.7 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 Doranda
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	5.7 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	33 km
District headquarters	Giridih	49 km

Villages closest to Doranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doranda village had a population of 12,663. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Doranda village has 6,612 males and 6,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doranda has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Doranda is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doranda covers 1586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doranda falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Doranda is Dhanwar, about 5.7 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 Doranda.

Doranda is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doranda is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 5.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 33 km away. Giridih is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.