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About Hathduba Village

Hathduba is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 164 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathduba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathduba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 77.4 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 164
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
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 Hathduba compares

By the 2011 count Hathduba is the 156th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 77.4 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hathduba

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

Hathduba lies about 46 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, 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 Hathduba
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 10 km
Nearest town Madhupur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 35 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Hathduba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathduba village had a population of 357. That makes it the 156th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Hathduba village has 164 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathduba has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hathduba is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathduba covers 77.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathduba falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hathduba is Madankata Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance for Hathduba.

Hathduba is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathduba is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 10 km away. Madhupur is about 20 km away. Jarmundi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathiari (under 2 km), Taljhari (under 2 km) and Pirratnar (2.2 km).

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

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