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About Dholkata Village

Dholkata is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 479 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholkata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 479
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholkata compares

By the 2011 count Dholkata is the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dholkata

Dholkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholkata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholkata from other places

Dholkata lies about 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 17 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 Dholkata
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 17 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 22 km
District headquarters Pakur 35 km

Villages closest to Dholkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholkata village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Dholkata village has 479 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholkata has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Dholkata is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholkata covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholkata falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dholkata is Harinsing, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholkata.

Dholkata is about 35 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholkata is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 5.7 km away. Harinsing is about 17 km away. Nalhāti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhipokhar (under 2 km), Bhandibon (under 2 km) and Taloa (1.7 km).

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

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