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About Dollygunj Village

Dollygunj is a large village in Port Blair tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,950, made up of 2,178 males and 1,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 744103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dollygunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dollygunj village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Port Blair
Pincode 744103
Area (hectares) 172.87 hectares
Population 3,950
Male Population 2,178
Female Population 1,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dollygunj compares

By the 2011 count Dollygunj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents. Its 172.87 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 790.

Getting to Dollygunj

Dollygunj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dollygunj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Brichgunj, Brookshabad Part, Calicut and Chidiyatapu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dollygunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dollygunj village had a population of 3,950. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents.

Dollygunj village has 2,178 males and 1,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dollygunj has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 790.

The pincode recorded for Dollygunj is 744103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dollygunj covers 172.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dollygunj falls under Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Dollygunj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dollygunj.

Dollygunj is in Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dollygunj today is likely to be higher.

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