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About Dundu Village

Dundu is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 393 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 202.09 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 393
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundu compares

By the 2011 count Dundu is the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 202.09 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Dundu

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

Dundu lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 6.0 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 Dundu
Nearest railway station Balasiring 6.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 16 km

Villages closest to Dundu

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.

Common questions about Dundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundu village had a population of 819. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Dundu village has 393 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundu has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Dundu covers 202.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundu is Balasiring, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dundu.

Dundu is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 6.0 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardag (under 2 km), Chitir (under 2 km) and Darjitorar (2.3 km).

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

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