About Dantuta Village

Dantuta is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 730 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantuta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	730
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantuta compares

By the 2011 count Dantuta is the 32nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dantuta

Dantuta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dantuta as Available within 5 - 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 Dantuta from other places

Dantuta lies about 21 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, 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 Dantuta
Nearest town	Kathhāra	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	21 km
District headquarters	Palamu	21 km

Villages closest to Dantuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantuta village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Dantuta village has 730 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantuta has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dantuta is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantuta covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantuta falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dantuta is Jarangdih, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dantuta.

Dantuta is about 21 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantuta is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 13 km away. Jarangdih is about 14 km away. Chhatarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.