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About Dabjhar Village

Dabjhar is a small village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 65 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabjhar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767035
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 65
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Dabjhar compares

By the 2011 count Dabjhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1001.

Getting to Dabjhar

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

Dabjhar lies about 93 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kantabanji, about 31 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 Dabjhar
Tehsil headquarters Sindhekela 20 km
Nearest railway station Kantabanji 31 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 32 km
District headquarters Balangir 93 km

Villages closest to Dabjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabjhar village had a population of 132. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dabjhar village has 65 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabjhar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dabjhar is 767035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabjhar covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabjhar falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dabjhar is Kantabanji, about 31 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 Dabjhar.

Dabjhar is about 93 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabjhar is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district. Sindhekela is about 20 km away. Kantabanji is about 31 km away. Kantābānji is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandpadar (2.7 km), Jadamunda (7.2 km) and Chandagura (7.3 km).

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

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