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About Dhanigora Village

Dhanigora is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 91 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Dhanigora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanigora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 91
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanigora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanigora is the 163rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhanigora

Dhanigora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanigora as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dhanigora from other places

Dhanigora lies about 25 km from Godda. 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 Dhanigora
District headquarters Godda 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 26 km

Villages closest to Dhanigora

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 Dhanigora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanigora village had a population of 180. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dhanigora village has 91 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanigora has about 978 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 1013.

Dhanigora covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanigora falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanigora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhanigora.

Dhanigora is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanigora is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 25 km away. Boarijor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhunigora (under 2 km), Dhunigora Pahar (under 2 km) and Kutam (under 2 km).

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

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