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About Dagarnawa Village

Dagarnawa is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 391 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagarnawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagarnawa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 548 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 391
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Dagarnawa compares

By the 2011 count Dagarnawa is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 548 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Dagarnawa

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

Dagarnawa lies about 20 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 11 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 Dagarnawa
Nearest railway station Nawadih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 20 km
Nearest town Kodarma 26 km

Villages closest to Dagarnawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagarnawa village had a population of 784. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Dagarnawa village has 391 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagarnawa has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Dagarnawa is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagarnawa covers 548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dagarnawa falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dagarnawa is Nawadih, about 11 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 Dagarnawa.

Dagarnawa is about 20 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagarnawa is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 11 km away. Markacho is about 20 km away. Kodarma is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudiha (1.6 km), Lahabar (2.4 km) and Kumbh (2.8 km).

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

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