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About Dubang Village

Dubang is a small village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 161 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dubang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dubang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 567 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 161
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Dubang compares

By the 2011 count Dubang is the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dubang

Dubang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dubang 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 Dubang from other places

Dubang lies about 17 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 3.2 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 Dubang
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 9.4 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 17 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km

Villages closest to Dubang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dubang village had a population of 325. That makes it the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dubang village has 161 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dubang has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dubang is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dubang covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dubang falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dubang is Barkichampi, about 3.2 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 Dubang.

Dubang is about 17 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dubang is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 3.2 km away. Kuru is about 9.4 km away. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundgara (under 2 km), Barkichanpi (under 2 km) and Banduwa (1.7 km).

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

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