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About Dabanka Village

Dabanka is a small village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 227 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabanka village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758013
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 227
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabanka compares

By the 2011 count Dabanka is the 122nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dabanka

Dabanka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dabanka as Available within 5 - 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 Dabanka from other places

Dabanka lies about 12 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Goaldih, about 2.9 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 Dabanka
Nearest railway station Goaldih 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 12 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 12 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 12 km

Villages closest to Dabanka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Dabanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabanka village had a population of 459. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Dabanka village has 227 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabanka has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dabanka is 758013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabanka covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabanka falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dabanka is Goaldih, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dabanka.

Dabanka is about 12 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabanka is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Goaldih is about 2.9 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 12 km away. Kendujhar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putulia (under 2 km), Bhatunia (1.9 km) and Padmapur (2.0 km).

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

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