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About Kubri Village

Kubri is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,949, made up of 1,017 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kubri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kubri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 95.5 hectares
Population 1,949
Male Population 1,017
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kubri compares

By the 2011 count Kubri is the 25th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 95.5 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kubri

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

Kubri lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.0 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 Kubri
Nearest railway station Nawadih 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 9.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Kubri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kubri village had a population of 1,949. That makes it the 25th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kubri village has 1,017 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kubri has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kubri is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kubri covers 95.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kubri falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kubri is Nawadih, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kubri.

Kubri is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kubri is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.0 km away. Dhanwar is about 9.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakasbar (under 2 km), Kheto (under 2 km) and Makdiha (under 2 km).

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

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