About Dolda Village

Dolda is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 251 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	185.11 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	251
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolda compares

By the 2011 count Dolda is the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 185.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dolda

Dolda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dolda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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	Murhu	4.6 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 Murhu 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 489. That makes it the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Dolda village has 251 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolda has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dolda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolda covers 185.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolda falls under Murhu 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 4.6 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.