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About Dalwa Village

Dalwa is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 59 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 137.56 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 59
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalwa compares

By the 2011 count Dalwa is the 142nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 137.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dalwa

Dalwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chukli Bedo, Chukli Maqo, Chutia and Dabra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalwa village had a population of 116. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dalwa village has 59 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalwa has about 966 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dalwa is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalwa covers 137.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalwa falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dalwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dalwa.

Dalwa is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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