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About Dalkijharan Village

Dalkijharan is a mid sized village in Lephripara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 256 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalkijharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalkijharan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lephripara
Pincode 770012
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 256
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalkijharan compares

By the 2011 count Dalkijharan is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 612 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1015.

Getting to Dalkijharan

Dalkijharan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dalkijharan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dalkijharan from other places

Dalkijharan lies about 31 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharsuguda Road, about 3.7 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 Dalkijharan
Nearest railway station Jharsuguda Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lephripara 31 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 31 km

Villages closest to Dalkijharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalkijharan village had a population of 528. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 612 residents.

Dalkijharan village has 256 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalkijharan has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Dalkijharan is 770012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalkijharan covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalkijharan falls under Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dalkijharan is Jharsuguda Road, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance for Dalkijharan.

Dalkijharan is about 31 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalkijharan is in Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Jharsuguda Road is about 3.7 km away. Jharsuguda is about 4.4 km away. Lephripara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhurimal (8.7 km), Sanjharia (10 km) and Bairagibahal (11 km).

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

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