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About Dumha Village

Dumha is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 563 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 301.84 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 563
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumha compares

By the 2011 count Dumha is the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 301.84 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dumha

Dumha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dumha from other places

Dumha lies about 52 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 29 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 Dumha
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 28 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 52 km

Villages closest to Dumha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumha village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dumha village has 563 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dumha is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumha covers 301.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumha falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dumha is Arang Mahanadi, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dumha.

Dumha is about 52 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumha is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 27 km away. Arang is about 28 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seja (1.9 km), Kulipota (2.3 km) and Bhandar (2.6 km).

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

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