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About Dimadaha Village

Dimadaha is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 219 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimadaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimadaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 167.58 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 219
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Dimadaha compares

By the 2011 count Dimadaha is the 119th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 167.58 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dimadaha

Dimadaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dimadaha 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 Dimadaha from other places

Dimadaha lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about under 2 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 Dimadaha
Nearest railway station Harinsing under 2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Dimadaha

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

Common questions about Dimadaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimadaha village had a population of 437. That makes it the 119th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dimadaha village has 219 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimadaha has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dimadaha covers 167.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dimadaha falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dimadaha is Harinsing, about under 2 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 Dimadaha.

Dimadaha is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimadaha is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about under 2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 22 km away. Shikaripara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asta Kandar (under 2 km), Lata Kandar (under 2 km) and Pakdaha (under 2 km).

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

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