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About Dulra Village

Dulra is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 387 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Dulra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 387
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dulra compares

By the 2011 count Dulra is the 98th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dulra

Dulra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dulra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dulra from other places

Dulra lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 11 km away. 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 Dulra
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Dulra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Dulra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulra village had a population of 727. That makes it the 98th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dulra village has 387 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulra has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Dulra covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dulra falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dulra is Kastha, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Dulra.

Dulra is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulra is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.6 km away. Kastha is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudiha (under 2 km), Parahanda (under 2 km) and Parsa Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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