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About Dahu Village

Dahu is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 727 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 825227
Area (hectares) 1109 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 727
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahu compares

By the 2011 count Dahu is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 1109 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dahu

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

Dahu lies about 38 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 15 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 Dahu
Tehsil headquarters Rania 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 38 km

Villages closest to Dahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahu village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Dahu village has 727 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dahu is 825227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahu covers 1109 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.

Dahu falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahu is Pakra, about 15 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 km distance for Dahu.

Dahu is about 38 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahu is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 3.6 km away. Pakra is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorsod (under 2 km), Golkera (under 2 km) and Balankel (1.8 km).

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

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