About Dahua Village

Dahua is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 962 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	1,847
Male Population	962
Female Population	885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahua compares

By the 2011 count Dahua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dahua

Dahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dahua from other places

Dahua lies about 43 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 Dahua
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	11 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	13 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	22 km
District headquarters	Godda	43 km

Villages closest to Dahua

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.

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Common questions about Dahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahua village had a population of 1,847. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dahua village has 962 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahua has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dahua covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahua falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahua is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dahua.

Dahua is about 43 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahua is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.