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About Dhanudihi Village

Dhanudihi is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 226 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanudihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanudihi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 226
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Dhanudihi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanudihi is the 142nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dhanudihi

Dhanudihi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanudihi 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 Dhanudihi from other places

Dhanudihi lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 16 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 Dhanudihi
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanudihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanudihi village had a population of 445. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Dhanudihi village has 226 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanudihi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dhanudihi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanudihi covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanudihi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanudihi is Chaibasa, about 16 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 Dhanudihi.

Dhanudihi is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanudihi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 13 km away. Chaibasa is about 16 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atodih (under 2 km), Jonbani (1.6 km) and Bisrampur (2.0 km).

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

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