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About Dumarmunda Village

Dumarmunda is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 344 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 418.94 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 344
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Dumarmunda compares

By the 2011 count Dumarmunda is the 32nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 418.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dumarmunda

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

Dumarmunda lies about 49 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 4.1 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 Dumarmunda
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 18 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 21 km
District headquarters Simdega 49 km

Villages closest to Dumarmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarmunda village had a population of 666. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Dumarmunda village has 344 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarmunda has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dumarmunda is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarmunda covers 418.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumarmunda falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumarmunda is Parbatonia, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumarmunda.

Dumarmunda is about 49 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarmunda is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 4.1 km away. Jaldega is about 18 km away. Birmitrapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anai (1.8 km), Pharsa (2.1 km) and Menjurgara (2.4 km).

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

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