About Dugni Village

Dugni is a large village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,415 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Adityapur
Pincode	833220
Area (hectares)	559 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,415
Female Population	1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dugni compares

By the 2011 count Dugni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 559 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dugni

Dugni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dugni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dugni from other places

Dugni lies about 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 4.7 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 Dugni
Nearest railway station	Sini Junction	4.7 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	10 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Adityapur	17 km

Villages closest to Dugni

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

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Common questions about Dugni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugni village had a population of 2,619. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Dugni village has 1,415 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugni has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dugni is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugni covers 559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugni falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dugni is Sini Junction, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dugni.

Dugni is about 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugni is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about 4.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 10 km away. Gobindpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.