Village · Jaldega, Simdega # Dhauraanjan Dhauraanjan is a village in Jaldega sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 63 people in 14 households, the 60th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 63 people (2011) - 14 households - 66.7% literacy - 1,032 females per 1,000 males ## Dhauraanjan PIN code and other codes Dhauraanjan falls in Jaldega sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Parba - Community development block Jaldega - Census village code 376702 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhauraanjan from nearby towns? - Jaldega (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Simdega (district HQ) 69 km by road - Simdega (nearest town) 69 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhauraanjan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhauraanjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mangaspur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Simdega - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Simdega - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhauraanjan known for? The main crops are rice. About 31% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhauraanjan Of every 100 households in Dhauraanjan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhauraanjan · ■ Jaldega rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 19% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 95% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 38% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 19% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 6% 18% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhauraanjan? ■ Dhauraanjan · ■ Jaldega rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 990 - Working population 50.8% 46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 5 (16%) · ■ Marginal 27 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaldega - Tilmibera 240 people - Phirka 179 people - Kauwadarha 108 people - Lachhanpur 75 people All 60 villages in Jaldega ## Quick answers - How far is Dhauraanjan from Simdega? 69 km by road - What is the population of Dhauraanjan? 63 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhauraanjan in? Simdega district (Jaldega sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Dhauraanjan? 66.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/jaldega/dhauraanjan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.