About Dhorsa Village

Dhorsa is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 292 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhorsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorsa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	581
Male Population	292
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorsa compares

By the 2011 count Dhorsa is the 61st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhorsa

Dhorsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhorsa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorsa from other places

Dhorsa lies about 32 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Narganjo Halt, about 19 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 Dhorsa
Nearest railway station	Narganjo Halt	19 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	27 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	32 km

Villages closest to Dhorsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorsa village had a population of 581. That makes it the 61st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Dhorsa village has 292 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorsa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dhorsa is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhorsa covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhorsa falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhorsa is Narganjo Halt, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Dhorsa.

Dhorsa is about 32 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorsa is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Narganjo Halt is about 19 km away. Jhajha is about 21 km away. Devipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.