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About Dhorhi Village

Dhorhi is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 713 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhorhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kurdeg
Pincode 835212
Area (hectares) 1290 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 713
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhorhi is the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 1290 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhorhi

Dhorhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhorhi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorhi from other places

Dhorhi lies about 37 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 61 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 Dhorhi
Tehsil headquarters Kurdeg 6.5 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 29 km
District headquarters Simdega 37 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 61 km

Villages closest to Dhorhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorhi village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Dhorhi village has 713 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorhi has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhorhi is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhorhi covers 1290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorhi falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhorhi is Garposh, about 61 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhorhi.

Dhorhi is about 37 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorhi is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 6.5 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 29 km away. Simdega is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhunka Chhapar (under 2 km), Khinda (3.2 km) and Gariajor (4.3 km).

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

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