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About Dumdapahari Village

Dumdapahari is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 179 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumdapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumdapahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723168
Area (hectares) 100.05 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 179
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dumdapahari compares

By the 2011 count Dumdapahari is the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 100.05 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dumdapahari

The census records public bus service for Dumdapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Dhobari, Dhopahari, Dhulapahari and Duarimahul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dumdapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumdapahari village had a population of 342. That makes it the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Dumdapahari village has 179 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumdapahari has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dumdapahari is 723168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumdapahari covers 100.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumdapahari falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dumdapahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumdapahari.

Dumdapahari is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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