About Dapokh Village

Dapokh is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,608, made up of 1,346 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dapokh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapokh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barhi
Pincode	825413
Area (hectares)	747 hectares
Population	2,608
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Dapokh compares

By the 2011 count Dapokh is the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 747 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dapokh

Dapokh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dapokh 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 Dapokh from other places

Dapokh lies about 40 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 9.2 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 Dapokh
Nearest railway station	Sarmatanr	9.2 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhi	19 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	40 km

Villages closest to Dapokh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapokh village had a population of 2,608. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Dapokh village has 1,346 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapokh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dapokh is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dapokh covers 747 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapokh falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dapokh is Sarmatanr, about 9.2 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 Dapokh.

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

Dapokh is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 9.2 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 19 km away. Barhi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.