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About Dhanijam Village

Dhanijam is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 50 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanijam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanijam village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770044
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 50
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Dhanijam compares

By the 2011 count Dhanijam is the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Dhanijam

Dhanijam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanijam 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 Brahmannali, Dahichor, Dandabahal and Dantaguthani. 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 Dhanijam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanijam village had a population of 108. That makes it the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Dhanijam village has 50 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanijam has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Dhanijam is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanijam covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanijam falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Dhanijam 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 Dhanijam.

Dhanijam is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh 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 Dhanijam today is likely to be higher.

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