About Dahu Village

Dahu is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 889 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ormanjhi
Pincode	835219
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	1,760
Male Population	889
Female Population	871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dahu compares

By the 2011 count Dahu is the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dahu

Dahu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahu from other places

Dahu lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 4.8 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	Ormanjhi	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rāmgarh	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	20 km

Villages closest to Dahu

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

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Common questions about Dahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahu village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Dahu village has 889 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahu has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dahu is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahu covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahu falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahu is Hundur Halt, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahu.

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

Dahu is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 3.8 km away. Hundur Halt is about 4.8 km away. Rāmgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.