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About Dudhkundi Village

Dudhkundi is a small village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 223 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhkundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 223
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhkundi compares

By the 2011 count Dudhkundi is the 115th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dudhkundi

Dudhkundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dudhkundi as Available within 5 - 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 Dudhkundi from other places

Dudhkundi lies about 39 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 20 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 Dudhkundi
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 14 km
Nearest railway station Gidhni 20 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 22 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Dudhkundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhkundi village had a population of 439. That makes it the 115th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Dudhkundi village has 223 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhkundi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dudhkundi is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhkundi covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhkundi falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhkundi is Gidhni, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dudhkundi.

Dudhkundi is about 39 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhkundi is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Baharagora is about 14 km away. Gidhni is about 20 km away. Jhārgrām is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhkunri (under 2 km), Lodhanbani (2.1 km) and Mauda (4.7 km).

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

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