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About Dharmudih Village

Dharmudih is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 739 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 60.46 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 739
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmudih compares

By the 2011 count Dharmudih is the 41st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 60.46 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dharmudih

Dharmudih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmudih as Available within <5 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 Dharmudih from other places

Dharmudih lies about 5.0 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 1.7 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 Dharmudih
Nearest railway station Behrajor 1.7 km
District headquarters Godda 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 30 km

Villages closest to Dharmudih

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.

Common questions about Dharmudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmudih village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 41st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Dharmudih village has 739 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmudih has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dharmudih is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmudih covers 60.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmudih falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharmudih is Behrajor, about 1.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharmudih.

Dharmudih is about 5.0 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmudih is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 1.7 km away. Godda is about 5.0 km away. Mahagama is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (3.0 km), Asanbani (4.4 km) and Dhobia Chak (4.7 km).

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

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