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About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,326, made up of 1,667 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 1102.47 hectares
Population 3,326
Male Population 1,667
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1102.47 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhuma

Dhuma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhuma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuma from other places

Dhuma lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 14 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 Dhuma
Tehsil headquarters Kota 14 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 14 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuma village had a population of 3,326. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Dhuma village has 1,667 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dhuma is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 1102.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuma falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Kargi Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuma.

Dhuma is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuma is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kota is about 14 km away. Kargi Road is about 14 km away. Ratanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkena (under 2 km), Dindol (under 2 km) and Nagchuwa (2.0 km).

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

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