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About Dundapahari Village

Dundapahari is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 282 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 215.59 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 282
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundapahari compares

By the 2011 count Dundapahari is the 46th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 215.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dundapahari

Dundapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dundapahari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dundapahari from other places

Dundapahari lies about 24 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, 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 Dundapahari
Tehsil headquarters Litipara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 22 km
District headquarters Pakur 24 km

Villages closest to Dundapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundapahari village had a population of 562. That makes it the 46th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Dundapahari village has 282 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundapahari has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Dundapahari is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundapahari covers 215.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundapahari falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundapahari is Kotalpukur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dundapahari.

Dundapahari is about 24 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundapahari is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about under 2 km away. Kotalpukur is about 22 km away. Pakur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhuban (under 2 km), Litipahar (under 2 km) and Litipara (under 2 km).

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

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