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About Dhaniya Village

Dhaniya is a small village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 185 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode 831012
Area (hectares) 95.9 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 185
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniya is the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 95.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Dhaniya

Dhaniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaniya as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Gobindpur, Dalapani, Daldali and Deoghar. 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 Dhaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniya village had a population of 356. That makes it the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Dhaniya village has 185 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniya has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniya is 831012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniya covers 95.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaniya falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhaniya.

Dhaniya is in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 Dhaniya today is likely to be higher.

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