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About Bhumka Mal Village

Bhumka Mal is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 311 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhumka Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumka Mal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 71.04 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 311
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhumka Mal compares

By the 2011 count Bhumka Mal is the 81st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 71.04 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bhumka Mal

Bhumka Mal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhumka Mal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhumka Mal from other places

Bhumka Mal lies about 55 km from Dhamtari. 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 Bhumka Mal
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 13 km
Nearest town Kānker 37 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 55 km

Villages closest to Bhumka Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 Bhumka Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumka Mal village had a population of 624. That makes it the 81st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Bhumka Mal village has 311 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumka Mal has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bhumka Mal is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhumka Mal covers 71.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhumka Mal falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhumka Mal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhumka Mal.

Bhumka Mal is about 55 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumka Mal is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 37 km away. Dhamtari is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumka Ryt (under 2 km), Bem (under 2 km) and Bem Ryt (under 2 km).

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

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