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About Dahu Tola Village

Dahu Tola is one of the larger villages in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,237, made up of 3,190 males and 3,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.97 hectares hectares.

Dahu Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahu Tola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 139.97 hectares
Population 6,237
Male Population 3,190
Female Population 3,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahu Tola compares

By the 2011 count Dahu Tola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 139.97 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dahu Tola

Dahu Tola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahu Tola 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahu Tola from other places

Dahu Tola lies about 36 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Rajmahal, about 6.8 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 Tola
Nearest railway station Rajmahal 6.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 6.9 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 36 km

Villages closest to Dahu Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 Dahu Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahu Tola village had a population of 6,237. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dahu Tola village has 3,190 males and 3,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahu Tola has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Dahu Tola covers 139.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahu Tola falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahu Tola is Rajmahal, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dahu Tola.

Dahu Tola is about 36 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahu Tola is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Rajmahal is about 6.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 6.9 km away. Sahibganj is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaspur (2.9 km), Jamnagar (3.0 km) and Lakhipur Sajanpur (3.4 km).

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

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