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About Dambhadih Village

Dambhadih is a small village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 184 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dambhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dambhadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 25.46 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 184
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dambhadih compares

By the 2011 count Dambhadih is the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 25.46 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 970.

Getting to Dambhadih

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

Dambhadih lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 9.3 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 Dambhadih
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bes 9.3 km
Nearest town Patrātu 19 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km

Villages closest to Dambhadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dambhadih village had a population of 347. That makes it the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Dambhadih village has 184 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dambhadih has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dambhadih is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dambhadih covers 25.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dambhadih falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dambhadih is Bes, about 9.3 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 Dambhadih.

Dambhadih is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dambhadih is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 6.4 km away. Bes is about 9.3 km away. Patrātu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harli (under 2 km), Belabeltaul (under 2 km) and Badam (under 2 km).

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

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