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About Dharaitol Village

Dharaitol is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 57 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharaitol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharaitol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 33.56 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 57
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Dharaitol compares

By the 2011 count Dharaitol is the 267th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 33.56 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dharaitol

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

Dharaitol lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Dharaitol
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 19 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 140 km

Villages closest to Dharaitol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharaitol village had a population of 105. That makes it the 267th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dharaitol village has 57 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharaitol has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dharaitol covers 33.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharaitol falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharaitol is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Dharaitol.

Dharaitol is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharaitol is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (under 2 km), Chachghara (under 2 km) and Charghara (under 2 km).

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

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