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About Dokapat Village

Dokapat is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 636 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokapat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 1237 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 636
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Dokapat compares

By the 2011 count Dokapat is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 1237 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1003.

Getting to Dokapat

Dokapat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dokapat 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 Dahudargaon, Dargaon, Darkana and Datra. 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 Dokapat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokapat village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Dokapat village has 636 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokapat has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dokapat is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokapat covers 1237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokapat falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dokapat 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 Dokapat.

Dokapat is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla 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 Dokapat today is likely to be higher.

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