About Dhauni Village

Dhauni is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 616 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	385 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	616
Female Population	613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhauni compares

By the 2011 count Dhauni is the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhauni

Dhauni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhauni 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhadkiya, Dhamnakunda, Dhaniapahari and Dhankutta. 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 Dhauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauni village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Dhauni village has 616 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauni has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhauni is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhauni covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhauni falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhauni 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 10+ km distance for Dhauni.

Dhauni 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.