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About Dudhkol Village

Dudhkol is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 588 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 588
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dudhkol compares

By the 2011 count Dudhkol is the 19th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dudhkol

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

How far is Dudhkol from other places

Dudhkol lies about 19 km from Sahibganj. 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 Dudhkol
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 1.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dudhkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhkol village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 19th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Dudhkol village has 588 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhkol has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dudhkol is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhkol covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhkol falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dudhkol notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dudhkol.

Dudhkol is about 19 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhkol is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 1.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagjori (under 2 km), Khairbani (under 2 km) and Lakhipur (under 2 km).

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

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