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About Daru Village

Daru is a large village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,681, made up of 2,409 males and 2,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 4,681
Male Population 2,409
Female Population 2,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daru compares

By the 2011 count Daru is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Daru

Daru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daru as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Daru from other places

Daru lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 23 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 Daru
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 23 km

Villages closest to Daru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daru village had a population of 4,681. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Daru village has 2,409 males and 2,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daru has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Daru is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daru covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daru falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Daru is Hazaribag Town, about 23 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 village for Daru.

Daru is about 21 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daru is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Hazaribag Town is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basobar (under 2 km), Irga (under 2 km) and Chiruan (under 2 km).

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

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