About Dhodha Village

Dhodha is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 1,011 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	1,879
Male Population	1,011
Female Population	868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodha compares

By the 2011 count Dhodha is the 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 11 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 Dhodha

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

Dhodha lies about 13 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 Dhodha
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	13 km
District headquarters	Godda	13 km

Villages closest to Dhodha

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 Dhodha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodha village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Dhodha village has 1,011 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodha has about 859 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 Dhodha is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodha covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhodha falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhodha notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhodha.

Dhodha is about 13 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodha is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Meherma is about 13 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.