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About Dabar Village

Dabar is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 463 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 165.06 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 463
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabar compares

By the 2011 count Dabar is the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 165.06 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dabar

Dabar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dabar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dabar from other places

Dabar lies about 61 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 21 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 Dabar
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 21 km
Nearest town Kodarma 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 61 km

Villages closest to Dabar

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.

Common questions about Dabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabar village had a population of 900. That makes it the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Dabar village has 463 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Dabar covers 165.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabar falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dabar is Dhanwar, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Dabar.

Dabar is about 61 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabar is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 1.6 km away. Dhanwar is about 21 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purnadabar (under 2 km), Bagdedih (under 2 km) and Patna (1.5 km).

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

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