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About Dabuk Village

Dabuk is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,096, made up of 1,528 males and 1,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabuk village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 428.3 hectares
Population 3,096
Male Population 1,528
Female Population 1,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabuk compares

By the 2011 count Dabuk is the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 428.3 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dabuk

Dabuk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dabuk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dabuk from other places

Dabuk lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 8.4 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 Dabuk
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Dabuk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Dabuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabuk village had a population of 3,096. That makes it the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Dabuk village has 1,528 males and 1,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabuk has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dabuk is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabuk covers 428.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dabuk falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dabuk is Mallarpur, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dabuk.

Dabuk is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabuk is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 8.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Mayureswar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (1.6 km), Mahula (2.7 km) and Matmahula (2.7 km).

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

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