About Dhusmal Village

Dhusmal is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,351 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Dhusmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhusmal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	361 hectares
Population	2,576
Male Population	1,351
Female Population	1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhusmal compares

By the 2011 count Dhusmal is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dhusmal

Dhusmal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhusmal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhusmal from other places

Dhusmal lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 5.5 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 Dhusmal
Nearest railway station	Kanki	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	26 km
District headquarters	Purnia	44 km

Villages closest to Dhusmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhusmal village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Dhusmal village has 1,351 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhusmal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Dhusmal covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhusmal falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhusmal is Kanki, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhusmal.

Dhusmal is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhusmal is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 5.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.