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About Dhanasoti Village

Dhanasoti is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanasoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanasoti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 34.4 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanasoti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanasoti is the 104th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 34.4 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhanasoti

Dhanasoti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanasoti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhanasoti from other places

Dhanasoti lies about 70 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 22 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 Dhanasoti
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 22 km
Nearest town Kodarma 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 70 km

Villages closest to Dhanasoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanasoti village had a population of 166. That makes it the 104th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Dhanasoti village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanasoti has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhanasoti is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanasoti covers 34.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanasoti falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanasoti is Maheshpur, about 22 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 km distance for Dhanasoti.

Dhanasoti is about 70 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanasoti is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 9.7 km away. Maheshpur is about 22 km away. Kodarma is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gargi (under 2 km), Khesnaro (under 2 km) and Manimahodar (under 2 km).

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

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