About Duba Village

Duba is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 406 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, 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	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	808
Male Population	406
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duba compares

By the 2011 count Duba is the 86th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gumia	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	22 km

Villages closest to Duba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 808. That makes it the 86th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Duba village has 406 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duba has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Duba is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duba covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duba falls under Chainpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Palamu is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 13 km away. Chainpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.