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About Dumkhera Village

Dumkhera is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 489 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.05 hectares hectares.

Dumkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumkhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 557.05 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 489
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 Dumkhera compares

By the 2011 count Dumkhera is the 43rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 557.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Dumkhera

Dumkhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumkhera 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 Dumkhera from other places

Dumkhera lies about 63 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 29 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 Dumkhera
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 2.7 km
Nearest town Lauri 19 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 29 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Dumkhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumkhera village had a population of 890. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Dumkhera village has 489 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumkhera has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 863.

Dumkhera covers 557.05 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.

Dumkhera falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumkhera is Singhpur Dumra, about 29 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 Dumkhera.

Dumkhera is about 63 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumkhera is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 2.7 km away. Lauri is about 19 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raopur (under 2 km), Ramjhala (2.2 km) and Bhagaura (2.6 km).

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

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