About Dhengam Village

Dhengam is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 565 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhengam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhengam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	875 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	565
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhengam compares

By the 2011 count Dhengam is the 46th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 875 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dhengam

Dhengam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhengam as Available within village. 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 Datbera, Dhadhkidi, Dhanguriya and Dharuyalupung. 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.

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Common questions about Dhengam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhengam village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 46th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dhengam village has 565 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhengam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dhengam is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhengam covers 875 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhengam.

Dhengam 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.