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About Dumduma Village

Dumduma is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 356 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumduma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumduma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 356
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumduma compares

By the 2011 count Dumduma is the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 920.

Getting to Dumduma

The census records public bus service for Dumduma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumduma from other places

Dumduma lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 2.1 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 Dumduma
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 5.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 5.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Dumduma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumduma village had a population of 663. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dumduma village has 356 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumduma has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dumduma is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumduma covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumduma falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumduma is Murli Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumduma.

Dumduma is about 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumduma is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 2.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 5.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidarmari (under 2 km), Kozigaon (under 2 km) and Dholbaja (under 2 km).

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

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