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About Dhamnipahar Village

Dhamnipahar is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 39 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamnipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamnipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 39
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamnipahar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamnipahar is the 236th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhamnipahar

Dhamnipahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamnipahar as Available within 5 - 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 Dhamnipahar from other places

Dhamnipahar lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 27 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 Dhamnipahar
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 10 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 27 km
District headquarters Godda 31 km

Villages closest to Dhamnipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamnipahar village had a population of 70. That makes it the 236th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dhamnipahar village has 39 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamnipahar has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhamnipahar is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamnipahar covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamnipahar falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamnipahar is Tinpahar Junction, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamnipahar.

Dhamnipahar is about 31 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamnipahar is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 10 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 27 km away. Godda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamni (under 2 km), Dhamnijor (under 2 km) and Dhamnisemia (under 2 km).

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

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