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About Dudhani Village

Dudhani is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 186 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, 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 Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 48.43 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 186
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhani compares

By the 2011 count Dudhani is the 148th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 48.43 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dudhani

Dudhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jarmundi 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 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 Dudhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhani village had a population of 366. That makes it the 148th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Dudhani village has 186 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhani has about 968 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Dudhani is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhani covers 48.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ghartopi (under 2 km), Madhupur (under 2 km) and Uparbandha (2.7 km).

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

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