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About Dorhaia Village

Dorhaia is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 89 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorhaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorhaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 89
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dorhaia compares

By the 2011 count Dorhaia is the 182nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dorhaia

Dorhaia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dorhaia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dorhaia from other places

Dorhaia lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.1 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 Dorhaia
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Dorhaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorhaia village had a population of 169. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dorhaia village has 89 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorhaia has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dorhaia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorhaia covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dorhaia falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dorhaia is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dorhaia.

Dorhaia is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorhaia is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.1 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rata (under 2 km), Kajro (under 2 km) and Fitkuria (under 2 km).

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

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