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About Dhadhkidi Village

Dhadhkidi is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 112 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Dhadhkidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadhkidi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 112
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dhadhkidi compares

By the 2011 count Dhadhkidi is the 215th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dhadhkidi

Dhadhkidi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhadhkidi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhadhkidi from other places

Dhadhkidi lies about 74 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, 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 Dhadhkidi
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 3.9 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 24 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 74 km

Villages closest to Dhadhkidi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadhkidi village had a population of 224. That makes it the 215th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dhadhkidi village has 112 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadhkidi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Dhadhkidi covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhadhkidi falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhadhkidi is Mahali Marup, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhadhkidi.

Dhadhkidi is about 74 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhadhkidi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Mahali Marup is about under 2 km away. Potka is about 3.9 km away. Gobindpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begunadih (2.2 km), Burudi (2.8 km) and Ramidi (3.5 km).

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

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