About Dhunia Village

Dhunia is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 687 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	175.07 hectares
Population	1,373
Male Population	687
Female Population	686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhunia compares

By the 2011 count Dhunia is the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 175.07 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhunia

Dhunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhunia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhunia from other places

Dhunia lies about 101 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 7.2 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 Dhunia
Nearest railway station	Phulbasia	7.2 km
Nearest town	Churi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	101 km

Villages closest to Dhunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunia village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Dhunia village has 687 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunia has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Dhunia covers 175.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhunia falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunia is Phulbasia, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhunia.

Dhunia is about 101 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunia is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Phulbasia is about 7.2 km away. Churi is about 20 km away. Tarhasi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.