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About Duphu Village

Duphu is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 161 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duphu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duphu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 335.36 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 161
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Duphu compares

By the 2011 count Duphu is the 130th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 335.36 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1001.

Getting to Duphu

Duphu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duphu 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 Duphu from other places

Duphu lies about 24 km from Khunti. 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 Duphu
Tehsil headquarters Karra 7.5 km
District headquarters Khunti 24 km

Villages closest to Duphu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duphu village had a population of 334. That makes it the 130th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Duphu village has 161 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duphu has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Duphu is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duphu covers 335.36 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.

Duphu falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Duphu notes the nearest railway station 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 Duphu.

Duphu is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duphu is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 7.5 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahar Toli (under 2 km), Silma (under 2 km) and Jerga (1.6 km).

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

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