About Dugnia Village

Dugnia is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 137 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugnia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833103
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	137
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dugnia compares

By the 2011 count Dugnia is the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dugnia

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

How far is Dugnia from other places

Dugnia lies about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 4.0 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 Dugnia
Nearest railway station	Derowan	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	10 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	37 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	39 km

Villages closest to Dugnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugnia village had a population of 292. That makes it the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Dugnia village has 137 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugnia has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dugnia is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugnia covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugnia falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dugnia is Derowan, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance for Dugnia.

Dugnia is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugnia is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 4.0 km away. Goilkera is about 10 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.