About Dhanghara Village

Dhanghara is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 259 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanghara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	259
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanghara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanghara is the 105th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhanghara

Dhanghara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanghara as Available within village. 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 Damirtala, Darbarpur, Dedaha and Dhaka. 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 Dhanghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanghara village had a population of 488. That makes it the 105th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhanghara village has 259 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanghara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dhanghara covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanghara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanghara.

Dhanghara 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.