About Dhab Village

Dhab is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 314 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	44.94 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	314
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dhab is the 136th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 44.94 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhab

Dhab is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhab as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhab from other places

Dhab lies about 38 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 9.1 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 Dhab
Nearest railway station	Hazaribagh Road	9.1 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	38 km

Villages closest to Dhab

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

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Common questions about Dhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab village had a population of 613. That makes it the 136th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Dhab village has 314 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dhab is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhab covers 44.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhab falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhab is Hazaribagh Road, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhab.

Dhab is about 38 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Hazaribagh Road is about 9.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 9.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.