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About Dauna Village

Dauna is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 18 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825230
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 18
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,278
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dauna compares

By the 2011 count Dauna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dauna

Dauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dauna as Available within <5 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 Dauna from other places

Dauna lies about 131 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 19 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 Dauna
Nearest town Garhwa 17 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 24 km
District headquarters Gumla 131 km

Villages closest to Dauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dauna village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dauna village has 18 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauna has about 1278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dauna is 825230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dauna covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dauna falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dauna is Garwa, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dauna.

Dauna is about 131 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dauna is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Garwa is about 19 km away. Dumri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmariya (10 km), Chhotakatra (12 km) and Kothi (13 km).

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

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