About Dodang Village

Dodang is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 348 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	262.68 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	348
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodang compares

By the 2011 count Dodang is the 63rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 262.68 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dodang

Dodang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dodang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dodang from other places

Dodang lies about 19 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 31 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 Dodang
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	6.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	19 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	19 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	31 km

Villages closest to Dodang

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

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Common questions about Dodang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodang village had a population of 667. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Dodang village has 348 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodang has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dodang is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodang covers 262.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodang falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dodang is Lohardaga, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dodang.

Dodang is about 19 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodang is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 6.1 km away. Gumla is about 19 km away. Gumlā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.