About Dhankuria Village

Dhankuria is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,421 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankuria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,421
Female Population	1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	843
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankuria compares

By the 2011 count Dhankuria is the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 181 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 929.

Getting to Dhankuria

Dhankuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhankuria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhankuria from other places

Dhankuria lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Dhankuria
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	14 km
Nearest town	Colgong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	30 km
District headquarters	Godda	30 km

Villages closest to Dhankuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankuria village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Dhankuria village has 1,421 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankuria has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dhankuria is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankuria covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankuria falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhankuria is Ghogha, 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 village for Dhankuria.

Dhankuria is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankuria is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Meherma is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.