By population, Dhakwa ranks #54 of 151 villages in Karon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhakwa is a village of 557 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Karon block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 54th-largest of 151 villages in Karon block. Literacy is 39%, 9 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,078 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815351, served by Jamtara post office; the LGD village code is 354816. The sarpanch is AYESHA KHATOON, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 657 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kasaiya →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhakwa · this village | 557 | 39% | — |
| Kasaiya · Karon | 1,641 | 41% | — |
| Chapariya · Karon | 585 | 40% | — |
| Chandiajori · Karon | 479 | 55% | — |
| Jhilua · Karon | 395 | 37% | — |
| Mohana Chak · Karon | 362 | 43% | — |
| Joramo · Karon | 339 | 53% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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