Skip to main content

About Dalbhanga Village

Dalbhanga is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 627 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 627
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Dalbhanga is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dalbhanga

Dalbhanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalbhanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalbhanga from other places

Dalbhanga lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 21 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 Dalbhanga
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 21 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 24 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 26 km

Villages closest to Dalbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalbhanga village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Dalbhanga village has 627 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalbhanga has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dalbhanga is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalbhanga covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalbhanga falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalbhanga is Barabambo, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalbhanga.

Dalbhanga is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalbhanga is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 8.0 km away. Barabambo is about 21 km away. Chakradharpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruhatu (2.1 km), Dhunadih (2.3 km) and Bijar (2.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.