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About Dumangdiri Village

Dumangdiri is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 197 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumangdiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumangdiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 171.08 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 197
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Dumangdiri compares

By the 2011 count Dumangdiri is the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 171.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Dumangdiri

Dumangdiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumangdiri 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 Dumangdiri from other places

Dumangdiri lies about 27 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 22 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 Dumangdiri
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 11 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 22 km
District headquarters Khunti 27 km

Villages closest to Dumangdiri

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.

Common questions about Dumangdiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumangdiri village had a population of 398. That makes it the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dumangdiri village has 197 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumangdiri has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Dumangdiri covers 171.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumangdiri falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumangdiri is Pakra, about 22 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 Dumangdiri.

Dumangdiri is about 27 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumangdiri is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 11 km away. Pakra is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalet (2.2 km), Champabaha (2.9 km) and Derang (3.0 km).

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

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