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About Dokata Village

Dokata is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 926 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 602.42 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 926
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dokata compares

By the 2011 count Dokata is the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 602.42 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dokata

The census records public bus service for Dokata as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dokata from other places

Dokata lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 5.3 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 Dokata
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 5.3 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 21 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Dokata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokata village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Dokata village has 926 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokata has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dokata is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokata covers 602.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokata falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dokata is Jhinkpani, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dokata.

Dokata is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokata is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 5.3 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Tonto is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daudunga (under 2 km), Bara Jhikpani (1.6 km) and Baralisia (2.3 km).

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

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