About Dumma Village

Dumma is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 285 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumma village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577418
Area (hectares)	801.04 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	285
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumma compares

By the 2011 count Dumma is the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 801.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dumma

Dumma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumma from other places

Dumma lies about 57 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 23 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 Dumma
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	23 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	57 km

Villages closest to Dumma

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

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Common questions about Dumma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumma village had a population of 563. That makes it the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Dumma village has 285 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumma has about 975 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dumma is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumma covers 801.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumma falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dumma is Anandapuram, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumma.

Dumma is about 57 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumma is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 4.8 km away. Anandapuram is about 23 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.