About Duma Village

Duma is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 205 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814158
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	397
Male Population	205
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Duma compares

By the 2011 count Duma is the 134th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 986.

Getting to Duma

Duma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Duma 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 Duma from other places

Duma lies about under 2 km from Dumka. 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
District headquarters	Dumka	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	13 km

Villages closest to Duma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duma village had a population of 397. That makes it the 134th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Duma village has 205 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duma has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Duma is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duma covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duma falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Duma notes the nearest railway station 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 Duma.

Duma is about under 2 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duma is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Dumka is about under 2 km away. Jama is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.