About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 324 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, 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	Patan
Pincode	491221
Area (hectares)	384.73 hectares
Population	639
Male Population	324
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is the 121st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 384.73 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 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 Dhuma from other places

Dhuma lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 16 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	Patan	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Risama	16 km
Nearest town	Bhilai	22 km
District headquarters	Durg	28 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 639. That makes it the 121st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Dhuma village has 324 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 972 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 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 384.73 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Risama, about 16 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 Dhuma.

Dhuma 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.

Dhuma is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 6.9 km away. Risama is about 16 km away. Bhilai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.