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About Dhirnagar Village

Dhirnagar is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 176 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhirnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirnagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 35.79 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 176
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Dhirnagar compares

By the 2011 count Dhirnagar is the 146th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 35.79 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhirnagar

Dhirnagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhirnagar 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 Dhanghara, Dhanuadih, Dharampur and Dhawadangal. 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 Dhirnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirnagar village had a population of 331. That makes it the 146th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhirnagar village has 176 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirnagar has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhirnagar is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhirnagar covers 35.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhirnagar falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhirnagar 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 Dhirnagar.

Dhirnagar is in Shikaripara 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 Dhirnagar today is likely to be higher.

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