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About Dhakjiban Village

Dhakjiban is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 32 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakjiban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakjiban village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 32
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakjiban compares

By the 2011 count Dhakjiban is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 960.

Getting to Dhakjiban

Dhakjiban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakjiban as Available within 5 - 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 Dhakjiban from other places

Dhakjiban lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 2.8 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 Dhakjiban
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 8.3 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Dhakjiban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakjiban village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Dhakjiban village has 32 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakjiban has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dhakjiban is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakjiban covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakjiban falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakjiban is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance for Dhakjiban.

Dhakjiban is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakjiban is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 2.8 km away. Ormanjhi is about 8.3 km away. Rāmgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesharbera (under 2 km), Dundun (under 2 km) and Hochai (1.9 km).

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

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