By population, Dhankuria ranks #14 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhankuria is a village of 2,619 people in 447 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 14th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 56%, 11 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 843 women per 1,000 men. It lies 194 km from the Godda district centre, 44 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 6 km from Garbeta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355769. The nearest hospital or health centre is Garhbeta Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is JANG BAHADUR SINGH, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu.
Gram panchayat: Dhankuriya →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhankuria · this village | 2,619 | 56% | — |
| Dhankuria · Garbeta - I | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Nalpa · Garbeta - I | 748 | 63% | 1.4 km SE |
| Patharisol · Garbeta - I | 1,443 | 64% | 1.8 km W |
| Khudiasol · Garbeta - I | 1,553 | 58% | 2.2 km N |
| Garki · Garbeta - I | 119 | 57% | 2.3 km SE |
| Dhobaberia · Garbeta - I | 929 | 76% | 2.4 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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