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About Dholadi Village

Dholadi is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 665 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 454.33 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 665
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholadi compares

By the 2011 count Dholadi is the 35th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 454.33 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1003.

Getting to Dholadi

Dholadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dholadi from other places

Dholadi lies about 66 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 11 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 Dholadi
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 12 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 14 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Dholadi

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 Dholadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholadi village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 35th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dholadi village has 665 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholadi has about 991 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dholadi is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholadi covers 454.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dholadi is Pandrasali, about 11 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 km distance for Dholadi.

Dholadi is about 66 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholadi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 11 km away. Potka is about 12 km away. Chāībāsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Tilaijhor (under 2 km), Kope (3.4 km) and Sohada (4.2 km).

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

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