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Danowara

Borio mandal
Pincode 816120
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Danowara is a village in Borio mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,077 across 210 households. The village has a literacy rate of 49.8% and is located at PIN 816120.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN SOREN
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LGD code
358272
Pincode
816120
Post office
Borio
Population
1,077
Households
210
Literacy rate
49.8%
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000♂
Workers
550
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Ranchi
298 km
Distance to Kolkata
286 km
Nearest railway station
Kalian Chak · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Borio · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Danowara compares

By population, Danowara ranks #16 of 343 villages in Borio mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.8%
+16.8% vs mandal average
Danowara
49.8%
Borio mandal
33.0%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
−23 vs mandal average
Danowara
969
Borio mandal
992
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
Danowara
5.1
Borio mandal
4.7

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

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Danowara at a glance

Danowara is a village of 1,077 people in 210 households (Census 2011) in Borio block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 16th-largest of 343 villages in Borio block. Literacy is 50%, 17 points above the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 2 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 16 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816120, served by Borio post office; the LGD village code is 358272. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 2 km away. The sarpanch is KIRAN SOREN. The population is estimated at 1,270 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Danowara · this village1,07750%
Pandriya · Bhandra1,24657%0.9 km NE
Pandriya · Borio36029%0.9 km NE
Pandriya · Dhanwar1,37751%0.9 km NE
Danware · Borio12636%1 km W
Gauripur · Poreyahat1,56045%1.1 km E
Gauripur · Borio98248%1.1 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Danowara

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
0
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
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
32
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BICHPURA
Total area (ha)
131
Irrigated area (ha)
16.69
Forest area (ha)
2.34

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

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Key facts — Danowara

LGD code
358272
Pincode
816120
Post office
Borio
Population (Census 2011)
1,077
Population (projected 2026)
1,270
Households
210
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
969
Literacy rate
49.8%
Coordinates
25.04384°N, 87.57977°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Boiro
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KIRAN SOREN
Block / Mandal
Borio
Getting there

How to reach Danowara

Mandal centre
Borio · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 2.4 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi298 kmcapital
  • Kolkata286 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1269 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKalian Chak16 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Borio2 km
  • CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line54 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station49 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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