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About Dhenkikot Village

Dhenkikot is a small village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenkikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenkikot village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758014
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhenkikot compares

By the 2011 count Dhenkikot is the 172nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhenkikot

Dhenkikot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhenkikot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhenkikot from other places

Dhenkikot 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 Dhenkikot
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 29 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 29 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Dhenkikot

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 Dhenkikot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenkikot village had a population of 249. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Dhenkikot village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenkikot has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhenkikot is 758014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenkikot covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhenkikot 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhenkikot.

Dhenkikot 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.

Dhenkikot is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 4.5 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 29 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 Jamuposi (9.5 km), Kathabari (13 km) and Deobandha (14 km).

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

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