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About Dola Village

Dola is a small village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 219 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 219
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Dola compares

By the 2011 count Dola is the 25th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dola

Dola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dola 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 Dola from other places

Dola lies about 25 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 10 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 Dola
Nearest railway station Itki 10 km
Nearest town Rātu 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 25 km

Villages closest to Dola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dola village had a population of 426. That makes it the 25th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Dola village has 219 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dola has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dola is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dola covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dola falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dola is Itki, about 10 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 Dola.

Dola is about 25 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dola is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 10 km away. Rātu is about 22 km away. Ranchi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sauka (1.9 km), Bhandra (3.4 km) and Lupunga (3.4 km).

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

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