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About Dundia Village

Dundia is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 72 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 99.18 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 72
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundia compares

By the 2011 count Dundia is the 225th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 99.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dundia

Dundia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dundia as Available within 5 - 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 Dundia from other places

Dundia 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 Dundia
Nearest railway station Harinsing 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Dundia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundia village had a population of 150. That makes it the 225th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Dundia village has 72 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundia has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dundia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundia covers 99.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dundia falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundia 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dundia.

Dundia 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.

Dundia is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 29 km away. Masalia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamra (2.1 km), Sugapahari (2.5 km) and Uganpahari (2.5 km).

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

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