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About Dukra Village

Dukra is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 486 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dukra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825319
Area (hectares) 202.52 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 486
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukra compares

By the 2011 count Dukra is the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 202.52 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dukra

Dukra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dukra as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dukra from other places

Dukra lies about 7.8 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 4.8 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 Dukra
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 7.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 7.8 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 7.8 km

Villages closest to Dukra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukra village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Dukra village has 486 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukra has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dukra is 825319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dukra covers 202.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukra falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dukra is Kansar Nawadah, about 4.8 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 km distance for Dukra.

Dukra is about 7.8 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukra is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 4.8 km away. Katkamsandi is about 7.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutra (under 2 km), Dharhara (under 2 km) and Bartua (under 2 km).

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

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