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About Jhilidabar Village

Jhilidabar is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 31 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilidabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilidabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 31
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
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 Jhilidabar compares

By the 2011 count Jhilidabar is the 218th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jhilidabar

Jhilidabar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhilidabar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhilidabar from other places

Jhilidabar lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.9 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 Jhilidabar
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 27 km

Villages closest to Jhilidabar

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 Jhilidabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilidabar village had a population of 65. That makes it the 218th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jhilidabar village has 31 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilidabar has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Jhilidabar covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhilidabar falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhilidabar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhilidabar.

Jhilidabar is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilidabar is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 4.9 km away. Shikaripara is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaipani (under 2 km), Chukapani (under 2 km) and Naupahar (under 2 km).

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

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