About Dudhkuri Village

Dudhkuri is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 110 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhkuri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	82.15 hectares
Population	230
Male Population	110
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dudhkuri compares

By the 2011 count Dudhkuri is the 247th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 82.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dudhkuri

Dudhkuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudhkuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dudhkuri from other places

Dudhkuri lies about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 20 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 Dudhkuri
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	22 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	63 km

Villages closest to Dudhkuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhkuri village had a population of 230. That makes it the 247th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dudhkuri village has 110 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhkuri has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dudhkuri is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhkuri covers 82.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhkuri falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dudhkuri is Gidhni, about 20 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 village for Dudhkuri.

Dudhkuri is about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhkuri is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gidhni is about 20 km away. Jhargram is about 22 km away. Jhārgrām is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.