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About Dumki Village

Dumki is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 57 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 57
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumki compares

By the 2011 count Dumki is the 127th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dumki

Dumki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumki from other places

Dumki lies about 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 23 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 Dumki
Nearest railway station Poreyahat 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 25 km
District headquarters Godda 28 km

Villages closest to Dumki

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 Dumki

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumki village had a population of 113. That makes it the 127th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Dumki village has 57 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumki has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dumki is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumki covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumki falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumki is Poreyahat, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dumki.

Dumki is about 28 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumki is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Poreyahat is about 23 km away. Sundarpahari is about 25 km away. Godda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khepadih (under 2 km), Bariyarpur (under 2 km) and Chandraydih (under 2 km).

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

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