About Bhoktadih Village

Bhoktadih is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 245 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoktadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoktadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	234.47 hectares
Population	448
Male Population	245
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhoktadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhoktadih is the 99th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 234.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhoktadih

Bhoktadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhoktadih as Available within 5 - 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 Bhoktadih from other places

Bhoktadih lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 27 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 Bhoktadih
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	27 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Bhoktadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoktadih village had a population of 448. That makes it the 99th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bhoktadih village has 245 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoktadih has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhoktadih is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhoktadih covers 234.47 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.

Bhoktadih falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhoktadih is Jamtara, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhoktadih.

Bhoktadih is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoktadih is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 27 km away. Jamtara is about 27 km away. Masalia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.