About Dhanbad Village

Dhanbad is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 211 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanbad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	439
Male Population	211
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanbad compares

By the 2011 count Dhanbad is the 118th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Dhanbad

Dhanbad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanbad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daldali, Damirtala, Darbarpur and Dedaha. 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 Dhanbad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanbad village had a population of 439. That makes it the 118th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhanbad village has 211 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanbad has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhanbad is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanbad covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanbad falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanbad 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanbad.

Dhanbad 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.