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About Dorkasai Village

Dorkasai is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 537 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorkasai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorkasai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 172.34 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 537
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dorkasai compares

By the 2011 count Dorkasai is the 55th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 172.34 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dorkasai

Dorkasai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dorkasai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dorkasai from other places

Dorkasai lies about 74 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.5 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 Dorkasai
Tehsil headquarters Potka 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 5.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 74 km

Villages closest to Dorkasai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorkasai village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 55th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dorkasai village has 537 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorkasai has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dorkasai is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorkasai covers 172.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dorkasai falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dorkasai is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dorkasai.

Dorkasai is about 74 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorkasai is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about 3.2 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 5.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohuldiha (1.6 km), Harina (2.7 km) and Potka (3.2 km).

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

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