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About Dembukel Village

Dembukel is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 254 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dembukel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dembukel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 254
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dembukel compares

By the 2011 count Dembukel is the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dembukel

Dembukel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dembukel as Available within <5 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 Dembukel from other places

Dembukel lies about 29 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 16 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 Dembukel
Tehsil headquarters Rania 11 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 16 km
District headquarters Khunti 29 km

Villages closest to Dembukel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dembukel village had a population of 520. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Dembukel village has 254 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dembukel has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dembukel is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dembukel covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dembukel falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dembukel is Pakra, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dembukel.

Dembukel is about 29 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dembukel is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 11 km away. Pakra is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondra (under 2 km), Koinara (2.3 km) and Jarakel (3.3 km).

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

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