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About Dhakpathar Village

Dhakpathar is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 275 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakpathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakpathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 275
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakpathar compares

By the 2011 count Dhakpathar is the 58th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhakpathar

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

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 Dhakpathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakpathar village had a population of 545. That makes it the 58th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Dhakpathar village has 275 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakpathar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhakpathar is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakpathar covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakpathar falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhakpathar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakpathar.

Dhakpathar is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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