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About Dhankutta Village

Dhankutta is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 224 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankutta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankutta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 203.96 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 224
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankutta compares

By the 2011 count Dhankutta is the 104th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 203.96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhankutta

Dhankutta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankutta as Available within 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 Dahra, Dahua, Dhadkiya and Dhamnakunda. 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 Dhankutta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankutta village had a population of 476. That makes it the 104th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Dhankutta village has 224 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankutta has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhankutta is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankutta covers 203.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhankutta falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhankutta notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankutta.

Dhankutta is in Saraiyahat 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.

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

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