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About Dhanghara Village

Dhanghara is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 97 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 136.91 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 97
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanghara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanghara is the 97th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 136.91 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhanghara

Dhanghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanghara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanghara from other places

Dhanghara lies about 8.5 km from Pakur. 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 Dhanghara
District headquarters Pakur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 11 km

Villages closest to Dhanghara

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 Dhanghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanghara village had a population of 183. That makes it the 97th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dhanghara village has 97 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanghara has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Dhanghara covers 136.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanghara falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhanghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanghara.

Dhanghara is about 8.5 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanghara is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 8.5 km away. Hiranpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhornatola Ramnagar (under 2 km), Dhanbad (2.1 km) and Kitajhor (2.2 km).

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

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