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About Dhooma Village

Dhooma is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 365 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhooma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhooma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 140.56 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 365
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhooma compares

By the 2011 count Dhooma is the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 140.56 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhooma

Dhooma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhooma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chaubebandha, Chhuiha, Deogaon and Deori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhooma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhooma village had a population of 727. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Dhooma village has 365 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhooma has about 992 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhooma is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhooma covers 140.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhooma falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhooma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhooma.

Dhooma is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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