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About Dundua Village

Dundua is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 380 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 380
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundua compares

By the 2011 count Dundua is the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dundua

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

How far is Dundua from other places

Dundua lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 10 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 Dundua
Nearest railway station Harinsing 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Dundua

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.

Common questions about Dundua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundua village had a population of 758. That makes it the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Dundua village has 380 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundua has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dundua covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dundua falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundua is Harinsing, about 10 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 km distance for Dundua.

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

Dundua is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 10 km away. Gopikandar is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairasol (under 2 km), Ahrochua (2.0 km) and Amdiha (2.6 km).

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

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