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About Dharni Chak Village

Dharni Chak is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 476 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharni Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharni Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 94.28 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 476
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharni Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dharni Chak is the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 94.28 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dharni Chak

Dharni Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharni Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dharni Chak from other places

Dharni Chak lies about 40 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 16 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 Dharni Chak
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 24 km
District headquarters Godda 40 km

Villages closest to Dharni Chak

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.

Common questions about Dharni Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharni Chak village had a population of 909. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Dharni Chak village has 476 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharni Chak has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Dharni Chak covers 94.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharni Chak falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharni Chak is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Dharni Chak.

Dharni Chak is about 40 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharni Chak is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about under 2 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 16 km away. Sāhibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur Mohar Tola (under 2 km), Niamat Chak (under 2 km) and Lahadih (under 2 km).

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

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