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About Daurwa Village

Daurwa is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 343 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daurwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 517 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 343
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Daurwa compares

By the 2011 count Daurwa is the 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 517 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Daurwa

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

Daurwa lies about 27 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Daurwa
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 8.7 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 27 km

Villages closest to Daurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daurwa village had a population of 679. That makes it the 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Daurwa village has 343 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daurwa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Daurwa is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daurwa covers 517 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.

Daurwa falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

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

Daurwa is about 27 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daurwa is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 8.7 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 25 km away. Hazaribagh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunrwa (1.7 km), Kewal (2.6 km) and Bardag (3.1 km).

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

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