About Dhab Kalan Village

Dhab Kalan is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 883 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhab Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	1,742
Male Population	883
Female Population	859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhab Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhab Kalan is the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhab Kalan

Dhab Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhab Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhab Kalan from other places

Dhab Kalan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 Dhab Kalan
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	18 km
Nearest town	Gumia	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	30 km
District headquarters	Palamu	30 km

Villages closest to Dhab Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharganj 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 Dhab Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab Kalan village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dhab Kalan village has 883 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab Kalan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Dhab Kalan covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhab Kalan falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhab Kalan is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhab Kalan.

Dhab Kalan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab Kalan is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Hariharganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.