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About Daw Village

Daw is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 106 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daw village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833103
Population 208
Male Population 106
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daw compares

By the 2011 count Daw is the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Daw

Daw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daw as Available within 10+ 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 Daw from other places

Daw lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 21 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 Daw
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Daw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daw village had a population of 208. That makes it the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Daw village has 106 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daw has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Daw is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daw falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Daw is Chakradharpur, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Daw.

Daw is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daw is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 21 km away. Sonua is about 25 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailpir (7.3 km), Nachalda (16 km) and Karmaba (16 km).

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

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