About Dholibandh Village

Dholibandh is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 149 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholibandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholibandh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	89.01 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	149
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholibandh compares

By the 2011 count Dholibandh is the 216th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 89.01 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dholibandh

Dholibandh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dholibandh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholibandh from other places

Dholibandh lies about 29 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 14 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 Dholibandh
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chatra	14 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
District headquarters	Pakur	29 km

Villages closest to Dholibandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholibandh village had a population of 294. That makes it the 216th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dholibandh village has 149 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholibandh has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dholibandh is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholibandh covers 89.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholibandh falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dholibandh is Chatra, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Dholibandh.

Dholibandh is about 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholibandh is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 9.7 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.