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About Dohopal Village

Dohopal is a small village in Garhwa tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 19 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohopal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohopal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Garhwa
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 19
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Dohopal compares

By the 2011 count Dohopal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dohopal

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

Dohopal lies about 13 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 14 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 Dohopal
Tehsil headquarters Garhwa 13 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 14 km

Villages closest to Dohopal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohopal village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Dohopal village has 19 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohopal has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dohopal is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohopal covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dohopal falls under Garhwa tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dohopal is Garwa, about 14 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 Dohopal.

Dohopal is about 13 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohopal is in Garhwa tehsil of Garhwa district. Garhwa is about 13 km away. Garwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banutikar (1.7 km), Kitasoti Khurd (2.4 km) and Kitasoti Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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