About Dorain Village

Dorain is a small village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 192 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 745 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	811213
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	335
Male Population	192
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	745
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorain compares

By the 2011 count Dorain is the 45th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dorain

Dorain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dorain as Available within 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 Dorain from other places

Dorain lies about 31 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 13 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 Dorain
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	6.0 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	13 km
District headquarters	Munger	31 km

Villages closest to Dorain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorain village had a population of 335. That makes it the 45th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Dorain village has 192 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorain has about 745 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dorain is 811213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorain covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorain falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dorain is Khariapipra Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dorain.

Dorain is about 31 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorain is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 6.0 km away. Kharagpur is about 6.1 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.