About Dudhuma Village

Dudhuma is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 183 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhuma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	372
Male Population	183
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dudhuma is the 163rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dudhuma

Dudhuma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dudhuma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dudhuma from other places

Dudhuma lies about 40 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 30 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 Dudhuma
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	30 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	30 km
Nearest town	Pakur	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	40 km

Villages closest to Dudhuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhuma village had a population of 372. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dudhuma village has 183 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhuma has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dudhuma is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhuma covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhuma falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhuma is Harinsing, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dudhuma.

Dudhuma is about 40 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhuma is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Harinsing is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.