About Dokwa Village

Dokwa is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 93 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Kunda
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	93
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,172
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 Dokwa compares

By the 2011 count Dokwa is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dokwa

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

Dokwa lies about 20 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 45 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 Dokwa
Tehsil headquarters	Kunda	3.3 km
District headquarters	Chatra	20 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	20 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	45 km

Villages closest to Dokwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokwa village had a population of 202. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Dokwa village has 93 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokwa has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dokwa covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokwa falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dokwa is Shivpur, about 45 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 Dokwa.

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

Dokwa is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 3.3 km away. Chatra is about 20 km away. Chatrā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.