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Digwar

दिगवार
Daru mandal
Pincode 825313
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHENDRA KUMAR MURMU
Contact: 82****1114
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LGD code
368254
Pincode
825313
Post office
Daroo
Population
753
Households
145
Literacy rate
55.4%
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000♂
Workers
281
Distance to district centre
52 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Ranchi
143 km
Distance to Kolkata
325 km
Nearest railway station
Dhanwar · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Digwar compares

By population, Digwar ranks #29 of 53 villages in Daru mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.4%
−4.9% vs mandal average
Digwar
55.4%
Daru mandal
60.3%
Hazaribagh district
58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+88 vs mandal average
Digwar
1,024
Daru mandal
936
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
Digwar
5.2
Daru mandal
5.7

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

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Digwar at a glance

Digwar is a village of 753 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Daru block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 29th-largest of 53 villages in Daru block. Literacy is 55%, 5 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 52 km from the Hazaribagh district centre, 9 km from Jamua, the nearest town, 7 km from Dhanwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825313, served by Daroo post office; the LGD village code is 368254. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A.N.Ram General Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MAHENDRA KUMAR MURMU, and the village votes in Dhanwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Babu Lal Marandi. The population is estimated at 888 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Digwar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Digwar · this village75355%
Bharauna · Dhanwar45846%2 km N
Tilaiya · Daru85271%2.4 km N
Modidih · Narayanpur1217%5.4 km S
Modidih · Dhanwar1,81767%5.4 km S
Modidih · Satgawan51569%5.4 km S
Modidih · Jainagar05.4 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Digwar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HAZARIBAGH
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
1
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
DIGWAR
Total area (ha)
402
Irrigated area (ha)
0.06
Forest area (ha)
241.45

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

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Key facts — Digwar

LGD code
368254
Pincode
825313
Post office
Daroo
Population (Census 2011)
753
Population (projected 2026)
888
Households
145
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1024
Literacy rate
55.4%
Coordinates
24.48448°N, 85.95092°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhanwar
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Babu Lal Marandi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAHENDRA KUMAR MURMU
Block / Mandal
Daru
Getting there

How to reach Digwar

Mandal centre
Daru · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Hazaribagh · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 46 min by car · 2 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,139 people
Jamua · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi143 kmcapital
  • Kolkata325 km
  • Delhi983 km
  • Hyderabad1106 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhanwar7 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. A.N.Ram General Hospital4 km
  • Petrol pumpHP37 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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