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About Dhuna Village

Dhuna is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 787 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 787
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhuna compares

By the 2011 count Dhuna is the 9th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dhuna

The census records public bus service for Dhuna as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuna from other places

Dhuna lies about 31 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Dhuna
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 31 km

Villages closest to Dhuna

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.

Common questions about Dhuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuna village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 9th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Dhuna village has 787 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuna has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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

Dhuna covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhuna falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhuna is Kathautia, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhuna is about 31 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuna is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about under 2 km away. Kathautia is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irki (under 2 km), Itkhori (under 2 km) and Itkhori Chatti (under 2 km).

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

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