About Dundhapahari Village

Dundhapahari is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 284 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundhapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundhapahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	250.3 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	284
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
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 Dundhapahari compares

By the 2011 count Dundhapahari is the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 250.3 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dundhapahari

Dundhapahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dundhapahari 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 Dundhapahari from other places

Dundhapahari lies about 59 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 22 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 Dundhapahari
Nearest railway station	Kotalpukur	22 km
Nearest town	Pakur	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	59 km

Villages closest to Dundhapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundhapahari village had a population of 591. That makes it the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Dundhapahari village has 284 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundhapahari has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dundhapahari is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundhapahari covers 250.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundhapahari falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundhapahari is Kotalpukur, about 22 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 Dundhapahari.

Dundhapahari is about 59 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundhapahari is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Kotalpukur is about 22 km away. Pakur is about 24 km away. Gopikandar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.