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About Dundu Village

Dundu is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 372 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 83.59 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 372
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dundu compares

By the 2011 count Dundu is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 83.59 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dundu

Dundu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dundu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dundu from other places

Dundu lies about 155 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 9.4 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 Dundu
Nearest railway station Bendi 9.4 km
Nearest town Lātehār 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 29 km
District headquarters Palamu 155 km

Villages closest to Dundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundu village had a population of 744. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Dundu village has 372 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Dundu covers 83.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dundu falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundu is Bendi, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dundu.

Dundu is about 155 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundu is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Bendi is about 9.4 km away. Lātehār is about 12 km away. Tarhasi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsain (9.0 km), Pathakpagar (11 km) and Samgarh (14 km).

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

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