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About Dundupiri Village

Dundupiri is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 137 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Dundupiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundupiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 137
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Dundupiri compares

By the 2011 count Dundupiri is the 92nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1005.

Getting to Dundupiri

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

Dundupiri lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Dundupiri
Tehsil headquarters Erki 19 km
District headquarters Khunti 19 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km

Villages closest to Dundupiri

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.

Common questions about Dundupiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundupiri village had a population of 259. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dundupiri village has 137 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundupiri has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Dundupiri covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dundupiri falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundupiri is Karra, about 34 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 Dundupiri.

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

Dundupiri is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 19 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharwatorang (under 2 km), Koa (under 2 km) and Charadih (1.6 km).

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

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