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About Datoi Village

Datoi is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 251 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datoi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 251
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datoi compares

By the 2011 count Datoi is the 140th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Datoi

Datoi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Datoi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Datoi from other places

Datoi lies about 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Datoi
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km

Villages closest to Datoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datoi village had a population of 518. That makes it the 140th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Datoi village has 251 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datoi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Datoi is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datoi covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datoi falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Datoi is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 km distance for Datoi.

Datoi is about 16 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datoi is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.5 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Murgadanga (under 2 km) and Murgadangi (under 2 km).

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

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