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About Dhirol Village

Dhirol is a large village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,385, made up of 1,206 males and 1,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 2,385
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Dhirol compares

By the 2011 count Dhirol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1003.

Getting to Dhirol

Dhirol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhirol 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhadhkidi, Dhanguriya, Dharuyalupung and Dhatkidi. 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 Dhirol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirol village had a population of 2,385. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dhirol village has 1,206 males and 1,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirol has about 978 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dhirol is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhirol covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhirol notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhirol.

Dhirol is in Potka 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 Dhirol today is likely to be higher.

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