About Dhab Village

Dhab is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 231 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Madhupur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	449
Male Population	231
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dhab is the 102nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhab

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

Dhab lies about 43 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 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 Dhab
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Giridih	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhupur	26 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	43 km

Villages closest to Dhab

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 Dhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab village had a population of 449. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dhab village has 231 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dhab is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhab covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhab falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhab is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 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 Dhab.

Dhab is about 43 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about under 2 km away. Giridih is about 8.8 km away. Madhupur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.