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About Dumbo Village

Dumbo is a large village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,250, made up of 1,152 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumbo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumbo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 738.87 hectares
Population 2,250
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumbo compares

By the 2011 count Dumbo is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 738.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dumbo

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

Dumbo lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 21 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 Dumbo
Nearest railway station Nagjua 21 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Verno 35 km
District headquarters Gumla 35 km

Villages closest to Dumbo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumbo village had a population of 2,250. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Dumbo village has 1,152 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumbo has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dumbo is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumbo covers 738.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumbo falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumbo is Nagjua, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Dumbo.

Dumbo is about 35 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumbo is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Nagjua is about 21 km away. Lohārdagā is about 31 km away. Verno is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jura (1.9 km), Bhargaon (3.5 km) and Madanpur (3.9 km).

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

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