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About Dundun Village

Dundun is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 267 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,251 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundun village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 490.8 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 267
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,251
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundun compares

By the 2011 count Dundun is the 52nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 490.8 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dundun

Dundun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dundun 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dundun from other places

Dundun lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.3 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 Dundun
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 9.8 km
Nearest town Saunda 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Dundun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundun village had a population of 601. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Dundun village has 267 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundun has about 1251 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dundun is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundun covers 490.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dundun falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundun is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dundun.

Dundun is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundun is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 3.3 km away. Ormanjhi is about 9.8 km away. Saunda 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 Sadma (under 2 km), Kesharbera (under 2 km) and Santi (under 2 km).

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

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