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About Dumarkol Village

Dumarkol is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 246 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 246
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumarkol compares

By the 2011 count Dumarkol is the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dumarkol

Dumarkol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumarkol as Available within <5 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 Dumarkol from other places

Dumarkol lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 24 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 Dumarkol
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Colgong 29 km
District headquarters Godda 33 km

Villages closest to Dumarkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarkol village had a population of 519. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dumarkol village has 246 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarkol has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dumarkol is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarkol covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumarkol falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumarkol is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 24 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 village for Dumarkol.

Dumarkol is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarkol is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 5.8 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 24 km away. Colgong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur (under 2 km), Bara Darma (2.3 km) and Chhota Amra (2.6 km).

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

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