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About Dhatuk Village

Dhatuk is a mid sized village in Patnagarh tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 626 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhatuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatuk village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Patnagarh
Pincode 767027
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 626
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhatuk compares

By the 2011 count Dhatuk is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dhatuk

Dhatuk is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhatuk 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dameipali, Damkipali, Dandrabahal and Dangbahal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhatuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatuk village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Dhatuk village has 626 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatuk has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dhatuk is 767027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhatuk covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhatuk falls under Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Dhatuk notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Dhatuk.

Dhatuk is in Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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