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About Dumka Village

Dumka is a large village in Dhanpur tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,673, made up of 1,298 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Dhanpur
Pincode 389382
Area (hectares) 514.26 hectares
Population 2,673
Male Population 1,298
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumka compares

By the 2011 count Dumka is the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 514.26 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dumka

Dumka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumka from other places

Dumka lies about 28 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Mangal Mahudi, about 24 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 Dumka
Tehsil headquarters Dhanpur 1.7 km
Nearest town Devgadh Bāriya 22 km
Nearest railway station Mangal Mahudi 24 km
District headquarters Dohad 28 km

Villages closest to Dumka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumka village had a population of 2,673. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Dumka village has 1,298 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumka has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dumka is 389382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumka covers 514.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumka falls under Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dumka is Mangal Mahudi, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Dumka is in Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district. Dhanpur is about 1.7 km away. Devgadh Bāriya is about 22 km away. Mangal Mahudi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpur (1.7 km), Simamoi (1.9 km) and Kotambi (2.0 km).

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

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