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About Dopai Village

Dopai is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 951 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dopai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dopai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 1,998
Male Population 951
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dopai compares

By the 2011 count Dopai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dopai

Dopai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dopai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dopai from other places

Dopai lies about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 5.9 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 Dopai
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 5.9 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Dopai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dopai village had a population of 1,998. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Dopai village has 951 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dopai has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dopai is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dopai covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dopai falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dopai is Barabambo, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Dopai.

Dopai is about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dopai is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 3.9 km away. Barabambo is about 5.9 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhariya (under 2 km), Churgoi (under 2 km) and Barakudabera (under 2 km).

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

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