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About Derhganw Village

Derhganw is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 212 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derhganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derhganw village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 212
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Derhganw compares

By the 2011 count Derhganw is the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Derhganw

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

Derhganw lies about 41 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 26 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 Derhganw
Tehsil headquarters Garu 14 km
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 26 km
District headquarters Latehar 41 km
Nearest town Lātehār 41 km

Villages closest to Derhganw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derhganw village had a population of 433. That makes it the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Derhganw village has 212 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derhganw has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Derhganw is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derhganw covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Derhganw falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Derhganw is Chhipadohar, about 26 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 Derhganw.

Derhganw is about 41 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derhganw is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 14 km away. Chhipadohar is about 26 km away. Latehar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baresanr (under 2 km), Mayapur (1.5 km) and Ramseli (2.5 km).

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

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