About Dumi Village

Dumi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 185 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171001
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	185
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumi compares

By the 2011 count Dumi is the 39th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 987.

Getting to Dumi

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

Dumi lies about 5.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 5.4 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 Dumi
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	5.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	5.7 km

Villages closest to Dumi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Dumi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumi village had a population of 360. That makes it the 39th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dumi village has 185 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dumi is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumi covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumi falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumi is Summer Hill, about 5.4 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumi.

Dumi is about 5.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 5.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.