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About Dadhkia Village

Dadhkia is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 642 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.39 hectares hectares.

Dadhkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhkia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Area (hectares) 199.39 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 642
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhkia compares

By the 2011 count Dadhkia is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 199.39 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dadhkia

Dadhkia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadhkia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadhkia from other places

Dadhkia lies about 23 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Steel City, about 16 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 Dadhkia
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Steel City 16 km
Nearest town Jāridih 16 km
District headquarters Bokaro 23 km

Villages closest to Dadhkia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhkia village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Dadhkia village has 642 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhkia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Dadhkia covers 199.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadhkia falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadhkia is Bokaro Steel City, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadhkia.

Dadhkia is about 23 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhkia is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about under 2 km away. Bokaro Steel City is about 16 km away. Jāridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mochro (under 2 km), Sarjudih (under 2 km) and Kasmar (under 2 km).

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

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