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About Dhendhe Village

Dhendhe is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,501 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares.

Dhendhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhendhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhendhe compares

By the 2011 count Dhendhe is the 9th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhendhe

Dhendhe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhendhe as Available within 5 - 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 Dhendhe from other places

Dhendhe lies about 39 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 4.1 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 Dhendhe
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 4.1 km
District headquarters Bokaro 39 km

Villages closest to Dhendhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhendhe village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 9th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhendhe village has 1,501 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhendhe has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Dhendhe covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhendhe falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhendhe is Dumri Bihar, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhendhe.

Dhendhe is about 39 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhendhe is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Gumia is about 3.8 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 4.1 km away. Bokaro is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birsa (under 2 km), Hasir (2.4 km) and Tulbul (2.4 km).

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

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