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About Dudhiani Village

Dudhiani is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 209 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhiani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 167.06 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 209
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhiani compares

By the 2011 count Dudhiani is the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 167.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dudhiani

Dudhiani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dudhiani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dudhiani from other places

Dudhiani lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Dudhiani
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Dudhiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhiani village had a population of 426. That makes it the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dudhiani village has 209 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhiani has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dudhiani is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhiani covers 167.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhiani falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhiani is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance for Dudhiani.

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

Dudhiani is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait 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 Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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