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About Dumawan Village

Dumawan is a mid sized village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 603 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1937 hectares hectares.

Dumawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 1937 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 603
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumawan compares

By the 2011 count Dumawan is the 37th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 1937 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dumawan

Dumawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumawan as Available within village. 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 Dumawan from other places

Dumawan lies about 43 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Bhulon, about 38 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 Dumawan
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhulon 38 km
Nearest town Chhabra 40 km
District headquarters Guna 43 km

Villages closest to Dumawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumawan village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 37th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Dumawan village has 603 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumawan has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Dumawan covers 1937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumawan falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumawan is Bhulon, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumawan.

Dumawan is about 43 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumawan is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Bamori is about 15 km away. Bhulon is about 38 km away. Chhabra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digdoli (2.5 km), Baraudiya (2.6 km) and Dingdoli (4.6 km).

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

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