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About Doki Village

Doki is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 740 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 765 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 740
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doki compares

By the 2011 count Doki is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 765 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Doki

Doki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Doki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Doki from other places

Doki lies about 23 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 20 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 Doki
Nearest railway station Kumandih 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 23 km
Nearest town Lātehār 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 32 km

Villages closest to Doki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doki village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Doki village has 740 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doki has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Doki is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doki covers 765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doki falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Doki is Kumandih, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Doki.

Doki is about 23 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doki is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 20 km away. Latehar is about 23 km away. Lātehār is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siris (under 2 km), Sewan (2.5 km) and Pagar (2.8 km).

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

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