About Duba Village

Duba is a small village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 151 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Medininagar
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	151
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Duba compares

By the 2011 count Duba is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Duba

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

Duba lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 13 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 Duba
Tehsil headquarters	Medininagar	12 km
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gumia	13 km

Villages closest to Duba

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

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Common questions about Duba

As per the Census of India 2011, Duba village had a population of 292. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Duba village has 151 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duba has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Duba is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duba covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duba falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Duba is Gumia, about 13 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 Duba.

Duba is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duba is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Medininagar is about 12 km away. Palamu is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.