About Dokidih Village

Dokidih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 519 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	1,061
Male Population	519
Female Population	542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
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 Dokidih compares

By the 2011 count Dokidih is the 46th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dokidih

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

How far is Dokidih from other places

Dokidih lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 Dokidih
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	14 km

Villages closest to Dokidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokidih village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 46th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dokidih village has 519 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokidih has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Dokidih covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dokidih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dokidih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dokidih.

Dokidih is about 14 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokidih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 4.0 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.