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About Dhipa Village

Dhipa is a large village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,029 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhipa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhipa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 2,033
Male Population 1,029
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhipa compares

By the 2011 count Dhipa is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhipa

Dhipa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhipa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhipa from other places

Dhipa lies about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghaghra, about 2.6 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 Dhipa
Nearest railway station Ghaghra 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 40 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 48 km

Villages closest to Dhipa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhipa village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Dhipa village has 1,029 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhipa has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dhipa is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhipa covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhipa falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhipa is Ghaghra, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhipa.

Dhipa is about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhipa is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Ghaghra is about 2.6 km away. Manoharpur is about 6.0 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barpos (1.7 km), Khudpos (2.4 km) and Ichapir (2.5 km).

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

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