About Dhakodih Village

Dhakodih is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 87 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Dhakodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Madhupur
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	191
Male Population	87
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,195
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 Dhakodih compares

By the 2011 count Dhakodih is the 156th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhakodih

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

Dhakodih lies about 47 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Dhakodih
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	14 km
Nearest town	Giridih	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhupur	24 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	47 km

Villages closest to Dhakodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakodih village had a population of 191. That makes it the 156th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dhakodih village has 87 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakodih has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Dhakodih covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakodih falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakodih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Dhakodih.

Dhakodih is about 47 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakodih is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Madhupur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.