About Dhankurda Village

Dhankurda is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 255 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.61 hectares hectares.

Dhankurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankurda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Area (hectares)	32.61 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	255
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankurda compares

By the 2011 count Dhankurda is the 113th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 32.61 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhankurda

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

Dhankurda lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 24 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 Dhankurda
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ammapali	24 km
Nearest town	Colgong	27 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Dhankurda

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

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Common questions about Dhankurda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankurda village had a population of 465. That makes it the 113th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Dhankurda village has 255 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankurda has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Dhankurda covers 32.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankurda falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhankurda is Ammapali, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhankurda.

Dhankurda is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankurda is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 8.1 km away. Ammapali is about 24 km away. Colgong is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.