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About Dukri Village

Dukri is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 669 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 669
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukri compares

By the 2011 count Dukri is the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dukri

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

Dukri lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 14 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 Dukri
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Dukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukri village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Dukri village has 669 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukri has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dukri is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dukri covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukri falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dukri is Chakradharpur, about 14 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 km distance for Dukri.

Dukri is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukri is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duriam (under 2 km), Gunja (under 2 km) and Janta (1.8 km).

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

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