About Dudhajol Village

Dudhajol is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 118 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhajol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhajol village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	251.25 hectares
Population	235
Male Population	118
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Dudhajol compares

By the 2011 count Dudhajol is the 166th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 251.25 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Dudhajol

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

Dudhajol lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 6.1 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 Dudhajol
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	27 km

Villages closest to Dudhajol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhajol village had a population of 235. That makes it the 166th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dudhajol village has 118 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhajol has about 992 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 Dudhajol is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhajol covers 251.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhajol falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhajol is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 6.1 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 Dudhajol.

Dudhajol is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhajol is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 6.1 km away. Shikaripara is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.