About Dudhani Village

Dudhani is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 421 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	804
Male Population	421
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Dudhani compares

By the 2011 count Dudhani is the 29th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dudhani

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

Dudhani lies about 37 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 21 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 Dudhani
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	21 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	37 km

Villages closest to Dudhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhani village had a population of 804. That makes it the 29th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Dudhani village has 421 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhani has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dudhani is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhani covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dudhani falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhani is Jamtara, about 21 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 Dudhani.

Dudhani is about 37 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhani is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 21 km away. Jamtara is about 21 km away. Jama is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.