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About Dimba Village

Dimba is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 642 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 766 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 642
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dimba compares

By the 2011 count Dimba is the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 766 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Dimba

Dimba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dimba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dimba from other places

Dimba lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 Dimba
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 18 km
Nearest town Khunti 37 km
District headquarters Ranchi 41 km

Villages closest to Dimba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimba village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Dimba village has 642 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimba has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Dimba is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dimba covers 766 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dimba falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dimba is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dimba.

Dimba is about 41 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimba is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 9.5 km away. Govindpur Road is about 18 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhma (under 2 km), Gara (1.9 km) and Dolaicha (2.2 km).

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

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