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About Dulu Village

Dulu is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Dulu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 11
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
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 Dulu compares

By the 2011 count Dulu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1023.

Getting to Dulu

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

Dulu lies about 41 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 17 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 Dulu
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 21 km
Nearest town Farakka 29 km
District headquarters Godda 41 km

Villages closest to Dulu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulu village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Dulu village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulu has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Dulu covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dulu falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dulu is Barharwa Junction, about 17 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 Dulu.

Dulu is about 41 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulu is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Barharwa Junction is about 17 km away. Sundarpahari is about 21 km away. Farakka 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 Kubji Maqo (3.2 km), Madgi Maqo (3.2 km) and Puro Maqo (3.2 km).

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

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