# Dhahkidih Village, Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Dhahkidih

Dhahkidih is a village in Adityapur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 120 households**, the 77th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 584people (2011)
- 120households
- 73.8%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Dhahkidih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhahkidih is 833220.** Dhahkidih falls in Adityapur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatBarakankra
- Community development blockAdityapur
- Census village code379259

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhahkidih from nearby towns?

- Adityapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gorangdih (district HQ)2 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)2 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhahkidih?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhahkidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saraikela
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhahkidih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 90% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhahkidih

Of every 100 households in Dhahkidih in 2011, 74 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhahkidih · ■ Adityapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhahkidih?

■ Dhahkidih · ■ Adityapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**949

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 151 (82%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Adityapur

- Jhar Gaobindpur607 people
- Chotabaramari593 people
- Hatitand591 people
- Barkatanr588 people
- Simalbera577 people
- Ghagi576 people
- Khuchidih546 people
- Hanribhanga538 people

[All 198 villages in Adityapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhahkidih?833220
- How far is Dhahkidih from Gorangdih?2 km by road
- What is the population of Dhahkidih?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhahkidih in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Adityapur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhahkidih?73.8% (Census 2011)