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About Dhanepur Village

Dhanepur is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 111 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanepur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 16.18 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 111
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Dhanepur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanepur is the 88th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 16.18 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhanepur

Dhanepur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanepur 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 Dhanepur from other places

Dhanepur lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 25 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 Dhanepur
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 25 km
Nearest town Kodarma 33 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Dhanepur

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 Dhanepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanepur village had a population of 224. That makes it the 88th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Dhanepur village has 111 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanepur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Dhanepur covers 16.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanepur falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanepur is Maheshpur, about 25 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 Dhanepur.

Dhanepur is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanepur is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 6.6 km away. Maheshpur is about 25 km away. Kodarma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharadhab (under 2 km), Sarlahitanr (under 2 km) and Kharsan (under 2 km).

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

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