About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is one of the larger villages in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,314, made up of 2,770 males and 2,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.27 hectares hectares.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Seoni
Tehsil	Lakhnadon
Area (hectares)	364.27 hectares
Population	5,314
Male Population	2,770
Female Population	2,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 364.27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhuma

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

Dhuma lies about 76 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Shikara, about 15 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 Dhuma
Nearest railway station	Shikara	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhnadon	21 km
Nearest town	Gotegaon	39 km
District headquarters	Seoni	76 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuma village had a population of 5,314. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dhuma village has 2,770 males and 2,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dhuma covers 364.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhuma falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Shikara, about 15 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 Dhuma.

Dhuma is about 76 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuma is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Shikara is about 15 km away. Lakhnadon is about 21 km away. Gotegaon is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.