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About Dumar Kalan Village

Dumar Kalan is a small village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 235 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares.

Dumar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumar Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 235
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Dumar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dumar Kalan is the 71st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dumar Kalan

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

Dumar Kalan lies about 60 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 20 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 Dumar Kalan
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badi 21 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 22 km
District headquarters Raisen 60 km

Villages closest to Dumar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badi 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 Dumar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumar Kalan village had a population of 461. That makes it the 71st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Dumar Kalan village has 235 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumar Kalan has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Dumar Kalan covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumar Kalan falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumar Kalan is Guramkhedi, about 20 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 Dumar Kalan.

Dumar Kalan is about 60 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumar Kalan is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Guramkhedi is about 20 km away. Badi is about 21 km away. Sohāgpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagpur (under 2 km), Khapariya Kalan (2.7 km) and Arka (2.8 km).

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

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