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About Dule Village

Dule is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 52 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares.

Dule Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dule village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 52
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dule compares

By the 2011 count Dule is the 155th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dule

Dule is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dule 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dule from other places

Dule lies about 17 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 6.6 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 Dule
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 6.6 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 17 km

Villages closest to Dule

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dule village had a population of 112. That makes it the 155th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dule village has 52 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dule has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Dule covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dule falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dule is Sahibganj, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dule.

Dule is about 17 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dule is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 6.6 km away. Sāhibganj is about 6.9 km away. Borio is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dule Bedo (under 2 km), Chhota Bhiranda (under 2 km) and Bijria (under 2 km).

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

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