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About Dhadkitanr Village

Dhadkitanr is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 118 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhadkitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadkitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 118
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhadkitanr compares

By the 2011 count Dhadkitanr is the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhadkitanr

Dhadkitanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhadkitanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhadkitanr from other places

Dhadkitanr lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, 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 Dhadkitanr
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 12 km

Villages closest to Dhadkitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadkitanr village had a population of 231. That makes it the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Dhadkitanr village has 118 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadkitanr has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhadkitanr is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhadkitanr covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhadkitanr falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhadkitanr is Salaia, 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 10+ km distance for Dhadkitanr.

Dhadkitanr is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhadkitanr is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 9.3 km away. Salaia is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharlalo (2.0 km), Kathwara (2.0 km) and Dudhania (2.6 km).

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

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