About Dhankol Village

Dhankol is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 424 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankol village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Thakurgangti
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	834
Male Population	424
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankol compares

By the 2011 count Dhankol is the 37th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhankol

Dhankol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhankol as Available within 10+ 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 Dhankol from other places

Dhankol lies about 45 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 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 Dhankol
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurgangti	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	11 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	21 km
District headquarters	Godda	45 km

Villages closest to Dhankol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankol village had a population of 834. That makes it the 37th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Dhankol village has 424 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankol has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dhankol is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankol covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankol falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhankol is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Dhankol.

Dhankol is about 45 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankol is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 6.2 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.