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About Dumdumi Village

Dumdumi is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 321 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumdumi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumdumi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 321
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumdumi compares

By the 2011 count Dumdumi is the 91st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dumdumi

Dumdumi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumdumi as Available within <5 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 Dumdumi from other places

Dumdumi lies about 14 km from Nala, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 18 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 Dumdumi
Tehsil headquarters Nala 14 km
Nearest railway station Jamtara 18 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 18 km

Villages closest to Dumdumi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumdumi village had a population of 587. That makes it the 91st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Dumdumi village has 321 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumdumi has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dumdumi is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumdumi covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumdumi falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumdumi is Jamtara, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dumdumi.

Dumdumi is about 14 km from Nala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumdumi is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Nala is about 14 km away. Jamtara is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhabnand Chak Geteajuri (under 2 km), Gramdanga (under 2 km) and Phasiadangal (under 2 km).

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

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