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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FOTO DEVI
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- LGD code
- 355917
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population
- 153
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 30.1%
- Sex ratio
- 800 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 50
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhaknesar compares
By population, Dhaknesar ranks #111 of 192 villages in Thakurgangti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.1%
−15.7% vs mandal average
- Dhaknesar
- 30.1%
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 45.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
800
−121 vs mandal average
- Dhaknesar
- 800
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Dhaknesar
- 5.1
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhaknesar at a glance
Dhaknesar is a village of 153 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 111th-largest of 192 villages in Thakurgangti block. Literacy is 30%, 16 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 800 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 355917. The sarpanch is FOTO DEVI, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 180 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaknesar · this village | 153 | 30% | — |
| Tetaria Mal · Thakurgangti | 1,789 | 33% | — |
| Jiban Khutahari · Thakurgangti | 913 | 49% | — |
| Karmail · Thakurgangti | 751 | 50% | — |
| Salim Khutahari · Thakurgangti | 622 | 27% | — |
| Gajhanda · Thakurgangti | 530 | 25% | — |
| Baraia Chak · Thakurgangti | 279 | 21% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhaknesar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHIBGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TETARIA MAL
- Total area (ha)
- 13.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhaknesar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhaknesar
- LGD code
- 355917
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 153
- Population (projected 2026)
- 180
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 800
- Literacy rate
- 30.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barhait
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FOTO DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Thakurgangti
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (43.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814133
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhaknesar
Other villages in Thakurgangti mandal
View all 60+ →- Marro Mal
- Runji
- Mardiha
- Baniadih
- Chapri
- Dighi
- Chanda And Chando
- Manikapur
- Mahuara
- Bhagaia
- Misirgangti
- Tetaria Mal
- Amarpur
- Hira Khutahari
- Budhuachak
- Kurma
- Indar Chak
- Itwa Milik
- Deban Chak
- Bihari
- Basta
- Khar Kudia
- Sanhuli
- Khajri Chak
- Pachradih
- Jhurkusia
- Nawadih
- Gopalpur Mohar Tola
- Khandhar
- Jiban Khutahari
- Bishunpur
- Dharni Chak
- Chaujora
- Phulbaria
- Lahadih
- Kurpatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)