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About Dhauraanjan Village

Dhauraanjan is a small village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.7 hectares hectares.

Dhauraanjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauraanjan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Area (hectares) 404.7 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 31
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhauraanjan compares

By the 2011 count Dhauraanjan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 404.7 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhauraanjan

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

How far is Dhauraanjan from other places

Dhauraanjan lies about 42 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Orga, about 4.7 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 Dhauraanjan
Nearest railway station Orga 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 12 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 16 km
District headquarters Simdega 42 km

Villages closest to Dhauraanjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauraanjan village had a population of 63. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Dhauraanjan village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauraanjan has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Dhauraanjan covers 404.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhauraanjan falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhauraanjan is Orga, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhauraanjan.

Dhauraanjan is about 42 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauraanjan is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Orga is about 4.7 km away. Jaldega is about 12 km away. Birmitrapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangaspur (1.8 km), Janoda (2.0 km) and Bandosera (2.8 km).

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

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