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About Dumarkherawa Village

Dumarkherawa is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 243 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarkherawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarkherawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 282.59 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 243
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumarkherawa compares

By the 2011 count Dumarkherawa is the 76th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 282.59 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dumarkherawa

Dumarkherawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumarkherawa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumarkherawa from other places

Dumarkherawa lies about 86 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harri, about 12 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 Dumarkherawa
Nearest railway station Harri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 19 km
Nearest town Pasān 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 86 km

Villages closest to Dumarkherawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarkherawa village had a population of 515. That makes it the 76th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dumarkherawa village has 243 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarkherawa has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dumarkherawa is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarkherawa covers 282.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumarkherawa falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dumarkherawa is Harri, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dumarkherawa is about 86 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarkherawa is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Harri is about 12 km away. Marwahi is about 19 km away. Pasān is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhganwan (1.9 km), Nagawahi (2.0 km) and Kodawahi (2.1 km).

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

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