About Dhenkiam Village

Dhenkiam is a small village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 91 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenkiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenkiam village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Chandiposh
Pincode	770040
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	91
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 Dhenkiam compares

By the 2011 count Dhenkiam is the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhenkiam

Dhenkiam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhenkiam 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhenkiam from other places

Dhenkiam lies about 88 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 8.5 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 Dhenkiam
Nearest railway station	Patasahi	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandiposh	13 km
Nearest town	Raurkela Industrial Township	27 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	88 km

Villages closest to Dhenkiam

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

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Common questions about Dhenkiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenkiam village had a population of 179. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Dhenkiam village has 91 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenkiam has about 967 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhenkiam is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenkiam covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhenkiam falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhenkiam is Patasahi, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhenkiam.

Dhenkiam is about 88 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhenkiam is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district. Patasahi is about 8.5 km away. Chandiposh is about 13 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.