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About Dugubathan Village

Dugubathan is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 147 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugubathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugubathan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 295.54 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 147
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Dugubathan compares

By the 2011 count Dugubathan is the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 295.54 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1008.

Getting to Dugubathan

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

Dugubathan lies about 29 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about under 2 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 Dugubathan
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur under 2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 29 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 29 km

Villages closest to Dugubathan

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 Dugubathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugubathan village had a population of 301. That makes it the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dugubathan village has 147 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugubathan has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Dugubathan covers 295.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugubathan falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dugubathan is Harishchandrapur, about under 2 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 Dugubathan.

Dugubathan is about 29 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugubathan is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Harishchandrapur is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Barhait is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parerbathan (under 2 km), Sirampur (13 km) and Tegra (16 km).

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

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