About Dokli Village

Dokli is a large village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,668, made up of 1,290 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Dokli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sono
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	2,668
Male Population	1,290
Female Population	1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dokli compares

By the 2011 count Dokli is the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dokli

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

How far is Dokli from other places

Dokli lies about 20 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dadpur, 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 Dokli
Tehsil headquarters	Sono	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	11 km
Nearest railway station	Dadpur	11 km
District headquarters	Jamui	20 km

Villages closest to Dokli

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

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Common questions about Dokli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokli village had a population of 2,668. That makes it the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Dokli village has 1,290 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokli has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Dokli covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dokli falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dokli is Dadpur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dokli.

Dokli is about 20 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokli is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about 3.3 km away. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Dadpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.