About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 451 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Kurud
Pincode	493885
Area (hectares)	294.36 hectares
Population	868
Male Population	451
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 294.36 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

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 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 Dhuma from other places

Dhuma lies about 35 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 16 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	Risama	16 km
Nearest town	Bhilai	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurud	33 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	35 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurud 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 868. That makes it the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Dhuma village has 451 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Dhuma is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 294.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuma falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Risama, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhuma.

Dhuma is about 35 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuma is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Risama is about 16 km away. Bhilai is about 22 km away. Kurud is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.