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About Dudhijol Village

Dudhijol is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 144 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhijol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhijol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 56.28 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 144
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dudhijol compares

By the 2011 count Dudhijol is the 100th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 56.28 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dudhijol

The census records public bus service for Dudhijol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dudhijol from other places

Dudhijol lies about 60 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, 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 Dudhijol
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur under 2 km
Nearest town Pakur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 60 km

Villages closest to Dudhijol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhijol village had a population of 289. That makes it the 100th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Dudhijol village has 144 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhijol has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dudhijol is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhijol covers 56.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhijol falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhijol is Kotalpukur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dudhijol.

Dudhijol is about 60 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhijol is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about under 2 km away. Pakur is about 10 km away. Barharwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Sonakar (under 2 km), Kotal Pukur (under 2 km) and Bansikata (under 2 km).

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

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