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About Dumdumi Village

Dumdumi is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 245 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumdumi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumdumi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 245
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Dumdumi compares

By the 2011 count Dumdumi is the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

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 <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 Dumdumi from other places

Dumdumi lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 16 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 Maheshpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Dumdumi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 491. That makes it the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dumdumi village has 245 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumdumi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dumdumi is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumdumi covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumdumi falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumdumi is Chatra, about 16 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 Dumdumi.

Dumdumi is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumdumi is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Nalhāti 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 Jamchua (under 2 km), Nimdonga (1.8 km) and Giripani (2.0 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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