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About Danowara Village

Danowara is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 547 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danowara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danowara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 547
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danowara compares

By the 2011 count Danowara is the 15th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Danowara

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

Danowara lies about 23 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 16 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 Danowara
Tehsil headquarters Borio 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 23 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 23 km

Villages closest to Danowara

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 Danowara

As per the Census of India 2011, Danowara village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 15th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Danowara village has 547 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danowara has about 969 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 1022.

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

Danowara covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danowara falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Danowara is Kalian Chak, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Danowara.

Danowara is about 23 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danowara is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 2.2 km away. Kalian Chak is about 16 km away. Sahibganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danware (under 2 km), Demchake (under 2 km) and Pandriya (under 2 km).

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

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