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About Dabu Village

Dabu is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 467 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 467
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Dabu compares

By the 2011 count Dabu is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dabu

Dabu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dabu 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. The nearest villages by name are Birgaon, Birri, Chandawal and Chhotakatra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dabu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabu village had a population of 873. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dabu village has 467 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabu has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dabu is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabu covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabu falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dabu notes the nearest railway station 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 Dabu.

Dabu is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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