About Darho Village

Darho is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 481 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darho village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	387 hectares
Population	951
Male Population	481
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darho compares

By the 2011 count Darho is the 27th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Darho

Darho is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darho as Available within 10+ 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 Darho from other places

Darho lies about 58 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 15 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 Darho
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	15 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	58 km

Villages closest to Darho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darho village had a population of 951. That makes it the 27th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Darho village has 481 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darho has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Darho is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darho covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darho falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darho is Dhanwar, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Darho.

Darho is about 58 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darho is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 9.2 km away. Dhanwar is about 15 km away. Kodarma is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.