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About Dumar Village

Dumar is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 431 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 480.83 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 431
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumar compares

By the 2011 count Dumar is the 106th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 480.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dumar

Dumar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dumar from other places

Dumar lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 14 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 Dumar
Nearest town Ahīwāra 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 19 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Dumar

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.

Common questions about Dumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumar village had a population of 835. That makes it the 106th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Dumar village has 431 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dumar is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumar covers 480.83 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.

Dumar falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dumar is Kumhari, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Dumar.

Dumar is about 28 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumar is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 6.1 km away. Kumhari is about 14 km away. Dhamdha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhidih (under 2 km), Lahanga (under 2 km) and Malpuri (1.6 km).

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

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