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About Dubrajpur Village

Dubrajpur is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 196 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dubrajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dubrajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 162.47 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 196
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dubrajpur compares

By the 2011 count Dubrajpur is the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 162.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 975.

Getting to Dubrajpur

Dubrajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dubrajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dubrajpur from other places

Dubrajpur lies about 29 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 2.9 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 Dubrajpur
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Santuri 34 km

Villages closest to Dubrajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dubrajpur village had a population of 359. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Dubrajpur village has 196 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dubrajpur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dubrajpur is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dubrajpur covers 162.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dubrajpur falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dubrajpur is Rukni Junction, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dubrajpur.

Dubrajpur is about 29 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dubrajpur is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 2.9 km away. Raghunathpur is about 16 km away. Puruliya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasigaria (3.8 km) and Santuri (34 km).

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

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