About Dhankuta Village

Dhankuta is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 155 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankuta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	244.54 hectares
Population	304
Male Population	155
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankuta compares

By the 2011 count Dhankuta is the 84th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 244.54 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dhankuta

Dhankuta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankuta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chirudih, Dalahi, Daldali and Dhamnahi. 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.

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Common questions about Dhankuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankuta village had a population of 304. That makes it the 84th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Dhankuta village has 155 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankuta has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Dhankuta is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankuta covers 244.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankuta falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhankuta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dhankuta.

Dhankuta is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka 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.