About Dhum Village

Dhum is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 162 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.6 hectares hectares.

Dhum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhum village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Pohri
Area (hectares)	121.6 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	162
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhum compares

By the 2011 count Dhum is the 193rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 121.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dhum

Dhum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhum as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhum from other places

Dhum lies about 46 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 24 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 Dhum
Nearest railway station	Parakheda	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pohri	27 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	46 km

Villages closest to Dhum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhum village had a population of 314. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Dhum village has 162 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhum has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Dhum covers 121.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhum falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhum is Parakheda, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhum.

Dhum is about 46 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhum is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 24 km away. Pohri is about 27 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.