About Dundigarha Village

Dundigarha is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 247 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundigarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundigarha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	835221
Area (hectares)	119.57 hectares
Population	520
Male Population	247
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
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 Dundigarha compares

By the 2011 count Dundigarha is the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 119.57 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dundigarha

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

Dundigarha lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, 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 Dundigarha
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	10 km
Nearest town	Khunti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	18 km

Villages closest to Dundigarha

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

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Common questions about Dundigarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundigarha village had a population of 520. That makes it the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Dundigarha village has 247 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundigarha has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dundigarha is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundigarha covers 119.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundigarha falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundigarha is Balasiring, 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 Dundigarha.

Dundigarha is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundigarha is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Namkum is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.