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About Dhenkikote Village

Dhenkikote is a large village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,185 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenkikote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenkikote village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 2,341
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhenkikote compares

By the 2011 count Dhenkikote is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dhenkikote

Dhenkikote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhenkikote as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhenkikote from other places

Dhenkikote lies about 29 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 4.5 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 Dhenkikote
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatgaon 13 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 29 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Dhenkikote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenkikote village had a population of 2,341. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Dhenkikote village has 1,185 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenkikote has about 976 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dhenkikote is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenkikote covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhenkikote falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhenkikote is Sitabinji, about 4.5 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 village for Dhenkikote.

Dhenkikote is about 29 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhenkikote is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 4.5 km away. Ghatgaon is about 13 km away. Kendujhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasibeda (1.6 km), Khantaghara (1.6 km) and Baghaghara (3.6 km).

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

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