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About Dahupani Village

Dahupani is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 537 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahupani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahupani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835220
Area (hectares) 1210 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 537
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Dahupani compares

By the 2011 count Dahupani is the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 1210 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1020.

Getting to Dahupani

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

Dahupani lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 41 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 Dahupani
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 41 km

Villages closest to Dahupani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahupani village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Dahupani village has 537 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahupani has about 972 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dahupani is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahupani covers 1210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahupani falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dahupani is Kurkura, about 41 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 Dahupani.

Dahupani is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahupani is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutuadih (1.9 km), Ladhudera (2.5 km) and Kharpani (2.5 km).

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

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