About Tuma Village

Tuma is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 476 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	397.07 hectares
Population	1,001
Male Population	476
Female Population	525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tuma compares

By the 2011 count Tuma is the 72nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 397.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Tuma

Tuma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tuma 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 Tuma from other places

Tuma lies about 78 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 21 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 Tuma
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	19 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	19 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	21 km
District headquarters	Durg	78 km

Villages closest to Tuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuma village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Tuma village has 476 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuma has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Tuma is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuma covers 397.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuma falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tuma is Hathbandh, about 21 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 Tuma.

Tuma is about 78 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuma is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 19 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Hathbandh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.