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About Datiya Village

Datiya is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 539 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 604 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 539
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Datiya compares

By the 2011 count Datiya is the 34th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 604 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Datiya

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

Datiya lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 20 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 Datiya
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Verno 33 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Datiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datiya village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 34th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Datiya village has 539 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datiya has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Datiya is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datiya covers 604 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Datiya falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Datiya is Bakaspur, about 20 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 Datiya.

Datiya is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datiya is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 20 km away. Verno is about 33 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duriya (under 2 km), Parwal (2.3 km) and Londra (2.3 km).

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

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