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About Dhokhra Village

Dhokhra is one of the larger villages in Dhanbad Cum Kenduadih Cum Jagata tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,100, made up of 2,646 males and 2,454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares.

Dhokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Dhanbad Cum Kenduadih Cum Jagata
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 5,100
Male Population 2,646
Female Population 2,454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhokhra compares

By the 2011 count Dhokhra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,285 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dhokhra

Dhokhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhokhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakphutaha, Chirudi, Damodarpur and Dhandabar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhokhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokhra village had a population of 5,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,285 residents.

Dhokhra village has 2,646 males and 2,454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokhra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Dhokhra covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhokhra falls under Dhanbad Cum Kenduadih Cum Jagata tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhokhra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhokhra.

Dhokhra is in Dhanbad Cum Kenduadih Cum Jagata tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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