About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 367 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, 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	Pathariya
Pincode	491229
Area (hectares)	291.94 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	367
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 291.94 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 968.

Getting to Dhuma

Dhuma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 7.9 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 Dhuma
Nearest railway station	Nipania	7.9 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	23 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	30 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuma village had a population of 688. That makes it the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dhuma village has 367 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhuma is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 291.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuma falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Nipania, about 7.9 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 Dhuma.

Dhuma is about 30 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 Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 7.9 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Pathariya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.