About Dhopahar Village

Dhopahar is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 310 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhopahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopahar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	658
Male Population	310
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
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 Dhopahar compares

By the 2011 count Dhopahar is the 70th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhopahar

Dhopahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhopahar 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 Dhawadangal, Dhebadi, Dhirnagar and Dhobaghati. 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 Dhopahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopahar village had a population of 658. That makes it the 70th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhopahar village has 310 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopahar has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhopahar is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhopahar covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhopahar falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhopahar 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 Dhopahar.

Dhopahar 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.