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Darho

Gawan mandal
Pincode 815313
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Darho is a village in Gawan mandal, Giridih district, Jharkhand, with a population of 951 in 158 households and a literacy rate of 43.1%. The village is located at coordinates 24.538°N, 85.892°E.

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LGD code
350218
Pincode
815313
Post office
Ganwan
Population
951
Households
158
Literacy rate
43.1%
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000♂
Workers
580
Distance to district centre
66 km
Distance to mandal centre
27 km
Distance to Ranchi
145 km
Distance to Kolkata
334 km
Nearest railway station
Dhanwar · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Darho compares

By population, Darho ranks #29 of 160 villages in Gawan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.1%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Darho
43.1%
Gawan mandal
49.0%
Giridih district
51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+12 vs mandal average
Darho
977
Gawan mandal
965
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Darho
6.0
Gawan mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Darho at a glance

Darho is a village of 951 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Gawan block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 29th-largest of 160 villages in Gawan block. Literacy is 43%, 6 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Giridih district centre, 2 km from Jamua, the nearest town, 15 km from Dhanwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815313, served by Ganwan post office; the LGD village code is 350218. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is fulmuni murmu, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 1,121 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jamdar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Darho · this village95143%
Jamua · Sangrampur83474%1.6 km SW
Jamua · Karakat1,50861%1.6 km SW
Jamua · Rohtas2,54156%1.6 km SW
Jamua · Kutumba1,31467%1.6 km SW
Jamua · Araria4,54451%1.6 km SW
Jamua · Sonbarsa2,73545%1.6 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darho

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GIRIDIH
Distance to nearest town (km)
70
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
JAMDAAR
Total area (ha)
387
Irrigated area (ha)
3.08
Forest area (ha)
265.22

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Darho

LGD code
350218
Pincode
815313
Post office
Ganwan
Population (Census 2011)
951
Population (projected 2026)
1,121
Households
158
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
977
Literacy rate
43.1%
Coordinates
24.53785°N, 85.89166°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamua
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manju Kumari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
fulmuni murmu
Block / Mandal
Gawan
Getting there

How to reach Darho

Mandal centre
Gawan · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Giridih · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 16 min by car · 2 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,139 people
Jamua · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi145 kmcapital
  • Kolkata334 km
  • Delhi975 km
  • Hyderabad1106 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhanwar15 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. A.N.Ram General Hospital9 km
  • Petrol pumpHP32 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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