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About Dolandih Village

Dolandih is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 283 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 283
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dolandih compares

By the 2011 count Dolandih is the 40th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dolandih

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

How far is Dolandih from other places

Dolandih lies about 13 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 5.1 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 Dolandih
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 5.1 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 13 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km

Villages closest to Dolandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolandih village had a population of 593. That makes it the 40th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Dolandih village has 283 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolandih has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Dolandih covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolandih falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dolandih is Mahali Marup, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Dolandih.

Dolandih is about 13 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolandih is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 3.3 km away. Mahali Marup is about 5.1 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hensa (under 2 km), Makundpur (under 2 km) and Pandra (under 2 km).

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

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