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About Dhaukuti Village

Dhaukuti is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 199 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaukuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaukuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 199
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhaukuti compares

By the 2011 count Dhaukuti is the 57th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhaukuti

Dhaukuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaukuti as Available within 5 - 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaukuti from other places

Dhaukuti lies about 15 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 3.6 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 Dhaukuti
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 9.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 15 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km

Villages closest to Dhaukuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaukuti village had a population of 436. That makes it the 57th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Dhaukuti village has 199 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaukuti has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dhaukuti is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaukuti covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaukuti falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaukuti is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhaukuti.

Dhaukuti is about 15 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaukuti is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 3.6 km away. Mandro is about 9.5 km away. Sahibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindaban (under 2 km), Chuna Khali (under 2 km) and Mathadih (under 2 km).

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

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