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About Domhan Village

Domhan is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 213 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Domhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domhan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 213
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Domhan compares

By the 2011 count Domhan is the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Domhan

Domhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Domhan 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 Domhan from other places

Domhan lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 14 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 Domhan
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 10 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Kodarma 39 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Domhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Domhan village had a population of 428. That makes it the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Domhan village has 213 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domhan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Domhan is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Domhan covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Domhan falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Domhan is Dhanwar, about 14 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 Domhan.

Domhan is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Domhan is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 10 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Kodarma is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bengchuro (under 2 km), Kisutanr (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 km).

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

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