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About Dhuniar Village

Dhuniar is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 704 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuniar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 704
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhuniar compares

By the 2011 count Dhuniar is the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhuniar

The census records public bus service for Dhuniar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuniar from other places

Dhuniar lies about 32 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 2.9 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 Dhuniar
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 32 km

Villages closest to Dhuniar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuniar village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dhuniar village has 704 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuniar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dhuniar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuniar covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuniar falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhuniar is Dhamdhamia, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhuniar.

Dhuniar is about 32 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuniar is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 2.9 km away. Rajmahal is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (under 2 km), Babupur (2.1 km) and Darlaghat (2.6 km).

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

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