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About Dhasnia Village

Dhasnia is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 601 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhasnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhasnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 601
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhasnia compares

By the 2011 count Dhasnia is the 10th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhasnia

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

Dhasnia lies about 138 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 22 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 Dhasnia
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Jamtara 138 km

Villages closest to Dhasnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhasnia village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 10th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Dhasnia village has 601 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhasnia has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dhasnia is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhasnia covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhasnia falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhasnia is Ammapali, about 22 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 Dhasnia.

Dhasnia is about 138 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhasnia is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Fatehpur is about 11 km away. Ammapali is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusma (3.1 km), Kenduatanr (3.1 km) and Harirakha (3.3 km).

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

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