About Dakhinbahal Village

Dakhinbahal is a mid sized village in Jamtara tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 545 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhinbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhinbahal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Jamtara
Pincode	815352
Area (hectares)	132.58 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	545
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakhinbahal compares

By the 2011 count Dakhinbahal is the 49th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 132.58 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dakhinbahal

Dakhinbahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakhinbahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dakhinbahal from other places

Dakhinbahal lies about 32 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, 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 Dakhinbahal
Nearest railway station	Vidyasagar	22 km
Nearest town	Giridih	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamtara	32 km

Villages closest to Dakhinbahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhinbahal village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 49th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dakhinbahal village has 545 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhinbahal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dakhinbahal is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhinbahal covers 132.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhinbahal falls under Jamtara tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dakhinbahal is Vidyasagar, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakhinbahal.

Dakhinbahal is about 32 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhinbahal is in Jamtara tehsil of Jamtara district. Vidyasagar is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 26 km away. Jamtara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.