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About Dadgo Village

Dadgo is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 136 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadgo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 88.82 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 136
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadgo compares

By the 2011 count Dadgo is the 74th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 88.82 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Dadgo

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

Dadgo lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 12 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 Dadgo
Nearest railway station Karra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 15 km
Nearest town Khunti 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Dadgo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadgo village had a population of 281. That makes it the 74th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Dadgo village has 136 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadgo has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Dadgo is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadgo covers 88.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadgo falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadgo is Karra, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Dadgo.

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

Dadgo is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Karra is about 12 km away. Lapung is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balandu (under 2 km), Daranda (under 2 km) and Tigra (1.8 km).

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

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