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About Dumaheda Village

Dumaheda is a mid sized village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 640 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.54 hectares hectares.

Dumaheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 519.54 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 640
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaheda compares

By the 2011 count Dumaheda is the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 519.54 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dumaheda

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

Dumaheda lies about 39 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Berawanya, about 16 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 Dumaheda
Nearest railway station Berawanya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 17 km
District headquarters Ratlam 39 km

Villages closest to Dumaheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaheda village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Dumaheda village has 640 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaheda has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Dumaheda covers 519.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumaheda falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumaheda is Berawanya, about 16 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 Dumaheda.

Dumaheda is about 39 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaheda is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Berawanya is about 16 km away. Jaora is about 17 km away. Ratlam is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujar Bardiya (2.3 km), Virpura (2.5 km) and Khajuriya (3.5 km).

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

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