Dhopahar, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dhopahar


The village Dhopahar is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Mohulpahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 26 kilometers away from Dhopahar.

Travel and Communication for Dhopahar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhopahar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Dhopahar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Dhopahar


As per available data from the year 2009, 658 persons live in 131 house holds in the village Dhopahar. There are 348 female individuals and 310 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.89% and males constitute 47.11% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled castes persons of which 23 are females and 21 are males. Females constitute 52.27% and males constitute 47.73% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.69% of the total population.

There are 599 scheduled tribes persons of which 316 are females and 283 are males. Females constitute 52.75% and males constitute 47.25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 91.03% of the total population.

Population density of Dhopahar is 255.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhopahar


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Total area of Dhopahar is 258 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 107.14 ha. About 91.43 ha is un-irrigated area. About 12.25 ha is irrigated area. About 3.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.75 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 3.4 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 6.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.25 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 12.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 18.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 19.45 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.56 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dhopahar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Barmsiya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhopahar.

There is a government primary school in the village Dhopahar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Mohulpahari, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhopahar.

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

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

Colleges in Dhopahar


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 Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhopahar


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 Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

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 Dhopahar.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhopahar


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

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Dhopahar.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Dhopahar.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Dhopahar.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Dhopahar.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Dhopahar.

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhopahar.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhopahar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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