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About Dahidon Village

Dahidon is a small village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 209 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahidon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahidon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 209
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahidon compares

By the 2011 count Dahidon is the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dahidon

Dahidon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dahidon as Available within 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 Dahidon from other places

Dahidon lies about 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 17 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 Dahidon
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 17 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 17 km
District headquarters Gumla 31 km

Villages closest to Dahidon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahidon village had a population of 394. That makes it the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Dahidon village has 209 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahidon has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dahidon is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahidon covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahidon falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahidon is Lohardaga, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Dahidon.

Dahidon is about 31 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahidon is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Sisai is about 17 km away. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanpi (under 2 km), Kulkuppi (under 2 km) and Nijma (2.5 km).

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

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