Geographic Location of Dhankuta

The village Dhankuta is located in Kathikund C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Asan Pahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kathikund Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 34 kilometers away from Dhankuta.

Travel and Communication for Dhankuta

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhankuta

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A brief summary of available data for Dhankuta is given below:

Social Structure of Dhankuta

As per available data from the year 2009, 304 persons live in 58 house holds in the village Dhankuta. There are 149 female individuals and 155 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.01% and males constitute 50.99% of the total population.

There are 271 scheduled tribes persons of which 134 are females and 137 are males. Females constitute 49.45% and males constitute 50.55% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 89.14% of the total population.

Population density of Dhankuta is 124.32 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhankuta

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Total area of Dhankuta is 244.54 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 35.73 ha. About 30.89 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.84 ha is irrigated area. About 1.24 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.6 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 24.17 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 29.15 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.13 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 39.17 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 42.31 ha is culturable waste land. About 41.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 27.44 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dhankuta

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kathikund, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a government primary school in the village Dhankuta.

There is a government middle school in the village Dhankuta.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kathikund, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

Colleges in Dhankuta

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhankuta

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhankuta

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Dhankuta.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dhankuta.

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