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About Dugul Village

Dugul is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,008, made up of 2,120 males and 1,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 1148 hectares
Population 4,008
Male Population 2,120
Female Population 1,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugul compares

By the 2011 count Dugul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 1148 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dugul

Dugul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dugul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dugul from other places

Dugul lies about 30 km from Aurangabad. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dugul
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 10 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Dugul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj tehsil.

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 Dugul

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugul village had a population of 4,008. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Dugul village has 2,120 males and 1,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugul has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dugul is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugul covers 1148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugul falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dugul.

Dugul is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugul is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duari (under 2 km), Mahuain (under 2 km) and Kasman (1.5 km).

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

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