About Dhab Village

Dhab is a large village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,291, made up of 1,165 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1483.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Domchanch
Pincode	825407
Area (hectares)	1483.23 hectares
Population	2,291
Male Population	1,165
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dhab is the 15th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 1483.23 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dhab

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

Dhab lies about 14 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 15 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 Dhab
Tehsil headquarters	Domchanch	14 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	15 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	21 km

Villages closest to Dhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab village had a population of 2,291. That makes it the 15th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Dhab village has 1,165 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dhab is 825407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhab covers 1483.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhab falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhab is Maheshpur, about 15 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 Dhab.

Dhab is about 14 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Domchanch is about 14 km away. Maheshpur is about 15 km away. Kodarma is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.