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About Dulhapani Village

Dulhapani is a small village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 112 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.15 hectares hectares.

Dulhapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulhapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 86.15 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 112
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dulhapani compares

By the 2011 count Dulhapani is the 189th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 86.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dulhapani

Dulhapani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dulhapani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dulhapani from other places

Dulhapani lies about 24 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 23 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 Dulhapani
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 24 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 24 km

Villages closest to Dulhapani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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.

Common questions about Dulhapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulhapani village had a population of 243. That makes it the 189th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dulhapani village has 112 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulhapani has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Dulhapani covers 86.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dulhapani falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dulhapani is Vidyasagar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dulhapani.

Dulhapani is about 24 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulhapani is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Vidyasagar is about 23 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 24 km away. Dhanbad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatabar (3.4 km), Salgaria (4.0 km) and Gangpur (4.8 km).

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

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