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About Tumakhurd Village

Tumakhurd is a small village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 211 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumakhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumakhurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 178.72 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 211
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumakhurd compares

By the 2011 count Tumakhurd is the 143rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 178.72 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1004.

Getting to Tumakhurd

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

Tumakhurd lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 20 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 Tumakhurd
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 8.9 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Durg Junction 20 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Tumakhurd

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 Tumakhurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumakhurd village had a population of 405. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Tumakhurd village has 211 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumakhurd has about 919 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 Tumakhurd is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumakhurd covers 178.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tumakhurd falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tumakhurd is Durg Junction, about 20 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 Tumakhurd.

Tumakhurd is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumakhurd is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 8.9 km away. Ahīwāra is about 15 km away. Durg Junction is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghasra (under 2 km), Tumakalan (under 2 km) and Gadaghat (under 2 km).

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

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