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About Duma Village

Duma is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 197 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 86.91 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 197
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duma compares

By the 2011 count Duma is the 142nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 86.91 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 965.

Getting to Duma

Duma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duma as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duma from other places

Duma lies about 30 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.3 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 Duma
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 8.3 km
Nearest town Madhupur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 30 km
District headquarters Deoghar 30 km

Villages closest to Duma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duma village had a population of 377. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Duma village has 197 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duma has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Duma is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duma covers 86.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duma falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Duma is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Duma.

Duma is about 30 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duma is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.3 km away. Madhupur is about 15 km away. Palojori is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghajor (1.6 km), Baradangal (1.7 km) and Baradduba (1.7 km).

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

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