About Dhakwa Village

Dhakwa is a mid sized village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 268 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Karon
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	268
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
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 Dhakwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhakwa is the 53rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhakwa

Dhakwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhakwa 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 Dhakwa from other places

Dhakwa lies about 39 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 22 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 Dhakwa
Tehsil headquarters	Karon	21 km
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	22 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	39 km

Villages closest to Dhakwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakwa village had a population of 557. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Dhakwa village has 268 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakwa has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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

Dhakwa covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakwa falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakwa is Joramow Railway Station, about 22 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 Dhakwa.

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

Dhakwa is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Karon is about 21 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 22 km away. Madhupur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.