About Duba Village

Duba is a mid sized village in Mohammad Ganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 610 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, 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	Mohammad Ganj
Pincode	822115
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	610
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Duba compares

By the 2011 count Duba is the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Duba

Duba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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	Mohammad Ganj	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 Mohammad Ganj 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 1,122. That makes it the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Duba village has 610 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duba has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Duba is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duba covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duba falls under Mohammad Ganj 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 5 - 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 Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district. Mohammad Ganj 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.