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About Dohakatu Village

Dohakatu is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 960 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohakatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohakatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 829139
Area (hectares) 595.62 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 960
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dohakatu compares

By the 2011 count Dohakatu is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents. Its 595.62 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dohakatu

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

How far is Dohakatu from other places

Dohakatu lies about 8.9 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, 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 Dohakatu
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 8.9 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 8.9 km

Villages closest to Dohakatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohakatu village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents.

Dohakatu village has 960 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohakatu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dohakatu is 829139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohakatu covers 595.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dohakatu falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dohakatu is Sidhwar, about 5.9 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 km distance for Dohakatu.

Dohakatu is about 8.9 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohakatu is in Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district. Sidhwar is about 5.9 km away. Ramgarh is about 8.9 km away. Rāmgarh is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankheta (1.8 km), Ganrke (3.2 km) and Kankebar (5.0 km).

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

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