About Dhanghara Village

Dhanghara is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 267 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, 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	Litipara
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	177.14 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	267
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanghara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanghara is the 50th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 177.14 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dhanghara

Dhanghara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanghara as Available within village. 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 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	Litipara	17 km

Villages closest to Dhanghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanghara village had a population of 530. That makes it the 50th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Dhanghara village has 267 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanghara has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Dhanghara is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanghara covers 177.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanghara falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 8.5 km away. Litipara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.