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About Dubhi Village

Dubhi is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 885 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Dubhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dubhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 885
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dubhi compares

By the 2011 count Dubhi is the 48th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dubhi

Dubhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dubhi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dubhi from other places

Dubhi lies about 11 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Karkend, about 4.5 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 Dubhi
Nearest railway station Karkend 4.5 km
Nearest town Sijua 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 11 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 11 km

Villages closest to Dubhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Dubhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dubhi village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 48th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dubhi village has 885 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dubhi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Dubhi covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dubhi falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dubhi is Karkend, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dubhi.

Dubhi is about 11 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dubhi is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Karkend is about 4.5 km away. Sijua is about 5.2 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasia (3.3 km), Sijua (5.2 km) and Jitpur (5.4 km).

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

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