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About Dandagora Village

Dandagora is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 8 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandagora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandagora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 34.09 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 8
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
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 Dandagora compares

By the 2011 count Dandagora is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 34.09 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dandagora

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

Dandagora lies about 32 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 Dandagora
Tehsil headquarters Borio 11 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 25 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 32 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 32 km

Villages closest to Dandagora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandagora village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dandagora village has 8 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandagora has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dandagora is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandagora covers 34.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandagora falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandagora is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 Dandagora.

Dandagora is about 32 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandagora is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 11 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 25 km away. Sahibganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmatanr (under 2 km), Dhobana (under 2 km) and Lagram (under 2 km).

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

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