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About Dabra Village

Dabra is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 149 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 149
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabra compares

By the 2011 count Dabra is the 119th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dabra

Dabra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dabra as Available within 5 - 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 Dabra from other places

Dabra lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 Dabra
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 27 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Dabra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabra village had a population of 306. That makes it the 119th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dabra village has 149 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabra has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dabra is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabra covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabra falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dabra is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dabra.

Dabra is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabra is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 1.8 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 22 km away. Sāhibganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangama (under 2 km), Meghi (under 2 km) and Balajhor (under 2 km).

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

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