About Dolda Village

Dolda is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 234 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares.

Dolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	234
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,141
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 Dolda compares

By the 2011 count Dolda is the 55th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Dolda

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

Dolda lies about 12 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 25 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 Dolda
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	12 km
District headquarters	Khunti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	25 km

Villages closest to Dolda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolda village had a population of 501. That makes it the 55th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dolda village has 234 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolda has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Dolda covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolda falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dolda is Karra, about 25 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 Dolda.

Dolda is about 12 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolda is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Karra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.