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About Dharnipahar Village

Dharnipahar is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 135 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharnipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharnipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 166.81 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 135
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharnipahar compares

By the 2011 count Dharnipahar is the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 166.81 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dharnipahar

Dharnipahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharnipahar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharnipahar from other places

Dharnipahar lies about 11 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nagarnabi, about 12 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 Dharnipahar
District headquarters Pakur 11 km
Nearest railway station Nagarnabi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 14 km

Villages closest to Dharnipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharnipahar village had a population of 296. That makes it the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dharnipahar village has 135 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharnipahar has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dharnipahar is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharnipahar covers 166.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharnipahar falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharnipahar is Nagarnabi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dharnipahar.

Dharnipahar is about 11 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharnipahar is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 11 km away. Nagarnabi is about 12 km away. Hiranpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpahari (under 2 km), Dulaipahari (under 2 km) and Simaldhap (1.5 km).

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

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