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About Dulmi Village

Dulmi is a large village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,153, made up of 1,604 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1087 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulmi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 1087 hectares
Population 3,153
Male Population 1,604
Female Population 1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dulmi compares

By the 2011 count Dulmi is the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 1087 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dulmi

Dulmi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dulmi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dulmi from other places

Dulmi lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 14 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 Dulmi
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kita 14 km
Nearest town Būndu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 43 km

Villages closest to Dulmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulmi village had a population of 3,153. That makes it the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Dulmi village has 1,604 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulmi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dulmi is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulmi covers 1087 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dulmi falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dulmi is Kita, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dulmi.

Dulmi is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulmi is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 5.5 km away. Kita is about 14 km away. Būndu 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 Hesahatu (under 2 km), Galau (1.6 km) and Magandih (2.4 km).

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

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