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About Dundu Village

Dundu is a large village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,544, made up of 1,849 males and 1,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1714 hectares
Population 3,544
Male Population 1,849
Female Population 1,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundu compares

By the 2011 count Dundu is the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 1714 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 973.

Getting to Dundu

Dundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dundu as Available within village. 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 Dundu from other places

Dundu lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 35 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 Dundu
Tehsil headquarters Manika 22 km
Nearest railway station Kechki 35 km
Nearest town Medininagar 37 km
District headquarters Latehar 42 km

Villages closest to Dundu

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 Dundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundu village had a population of 3,544. That makes it the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Dundu village has 1,849 males and 1,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundu has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Dundu covers 1714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundu falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundu is Kechki, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dundu.

Dundu is about 42 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundu is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 22 km away. Kechki is about 35 km away. Medininagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banri (4.9 km), Sinjo (6.6 km) and Khapiadih (6.8 km).

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

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