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About Doi Village

Doi is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,634, made up of 1,937 males and 1,697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 3,634
Male Population 1,937
Female Population 1,697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Doi compares

By the 2011 count Doi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Doi

Doi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doi 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhankuria, Dharampur, Dhodha and Dhurbidih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Doi

As per the Census of India 2011, Doi village had a population of 3,634. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Doi village has 1,937 males and 1,697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Doi is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doi covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doi falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Doi notes the nearest railway station 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 Doi.

Doi is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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