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About Dhanjori Village

Dhanjori is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 171 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 63.04 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 171
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhanjori compares

By the 2011 count Dhanjori is the 193rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 63.04 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhanjori

Dhanjori is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanjori as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanjori from other places

Dhanjori lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 29 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 Dhanjori
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 29 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Dhanjori

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.

Common questions about Dhanjori

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanjori village had a population of 371. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dhanjori village has 171 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanjori has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Dhanjori covers 63.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanjori falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanjori is Banshlai Bridge, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanjori.

Dhanjori is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanjori is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 19 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansmati (under 2 km), Dumarghati (1.6 km) and Harishpur (1.9 km).

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

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