About Dhaka Village

Dhaka is a large village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,756, made up of 1,417 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	577 hectares
Population	2,756
Male Population	1,417
Female Population	1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Dhaka compares

By the 2011 count Dhaka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhaka

Dhaka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhaka 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 Chukapani, Daldali, Damirtala and Darbarpur. 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 Dhaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaka village had a population of 2,756. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhaka village has 1,417 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaka has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dhaka covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaka falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhaka 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 Dhaka.

Dhaka 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.