About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 357 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491331
Area (hectares)	408.69 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	357
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 115th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 408.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	12 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	23 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	27 km
District headquarters	Durg	30 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 708. That makes it the 115th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Dhuma village has 357 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhuma is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 408.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhuma falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Rasmara, about 27 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 Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuma is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Khairāgarh is about 23 km away. Rasmara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.