Dhab is a village in the

Domchanch Domchanch is a census town in the Domchanch CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Domchanch is located at . Overview Koderma distri ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in the

Koderma subdivision Koderma subdivision is the only administrative subdivision in the Koderma district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Koderma sub-division was created in Hazaribagh district in 1973 and on 10 April 1994, i ...

of the

Koderma district Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh dis ...

in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Dhab is located at

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the

Damodar Valley Corporation Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stat ...

, at

Tilaiya Tilaiya is a village in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Tilaiya is located at . Overview Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of ...

, was built across the

Barakar River The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before ...

and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Dhab had a total population of 2,291, of which 1,165 (51%) were males and 1,126 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 509. The total number of literate persons in Dhab was 937 (52.58% of the population over 6 years).

Geography

Location

Overview

Demographics

Civic administration

Police station

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