About Dhub Village

Dhub is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 938 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhub Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhub village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Panki
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	372 hectares
Population	1,824
Male Population	938
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Dhub compares

By the 2011 count Dhub is the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 953.

Getting to Dhub

Dhub is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhub 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 Dhub from other places

Dhub lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jamuni, about under 2 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 Dhub
Nearest railway station	Jamuni	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dugda	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panki	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Dhub

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhub village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Dhub village has 938 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhub has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dhub is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhub covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhub falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhub is Jamuni, about under 2 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 Dhub.

Dhub is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhub is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Jamuni is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 4.5 km away. Panki is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.