About Dorma Village

Dorma is a large village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,956, made up of 1,943 males and 2,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1336.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Torpa
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	1336.42 hectares
Population	3,956
Male Population	1,943
Female Population	2,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorma compares

By the 2011 count Dorma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1336.42 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dorma

Dorma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dorma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dorma from other places

Dorma lies about 14 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 13 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 Dorma
Tehsil headquarters	Torpa	11 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	13 km
District headquarters	Khunti	14 km

Villages closest to Dorma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorma village had a population of 3,956. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dorma village has 1,943 males and 2,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorma has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Dorma covers 1336.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorma falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dorma is Karra, about 13 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 village for Dorma.

Dorma is about 14 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorma is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 11 km away. Karra is about 13 km away. Khunti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.