About Dhankheri Village

Dhankheri is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,905, made up of 964 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankheri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	87.26 hectares
Population	1,905
Male Population	964
Female Population	941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankheri compares

By the 2011 count Dhankheri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 87.26 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dhankheri

Dhankheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhankheri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhankheri from other places

Dhankheri lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 15 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 Dhankheri
Tehsil headquarters	Itkhori	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	15 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	29 km
District headquarters	Chatra	30 km

Villages closest to Dhankheri

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

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Common questions about Dhankheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankheri village had a population of 1,905. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Dhankheri village has 964 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankheri has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Dhankheri is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankheri covers 87.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankheri falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhankheri is Kathautia, about 15 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 village for Dhankheri.

Dhankheri is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankheri is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about under 2 km away. Kathautia is about 15 km away. Bagaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.