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About Dulibigha Village

Dulibigha is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 405 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulibigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulibigha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 405
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dulibigha compares

By the 2011 count Dulibigha is the 52nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dulibigha

Dulibigha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dulibigha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dulibigha from other places

Dulibigha lies about 128 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 23 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 Dulibigha
Nearest railway station Satbahini 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 34 km
Nearest town Husainābād 36 km
District headquarters Chatra 128 km

Villages closest to Dulibigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulibigha village had a population of 812. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Dulibigha village has 405 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulibigha has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dulibigha is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulibigha covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dulibigha falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dulibigha is Satbahini, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Dulibigha.

Dulibigha is about 128 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulibigha is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Satbahini is about 23 km away. Pratappur is about 34 km away. Husainābād is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jolahbigha (under 2 km), Naikbigha (under 2 km) and Gurturi (3.1 km).

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

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