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About Dhumma Kalan Village

Dhumma Kalan is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 332 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.01 hectares hectares.

Dhumma Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumma Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 89.01 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 332
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumma Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhumma Kalan is the 141st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 89.01 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhumma Kalan

Dhumma Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhumma Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 Dhumma Kalan from other places

Dhumma Kalan lies about 20 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 49 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 Dhumma Kalan
District headquarters Sidhi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 22 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 49 km

Villages closest to Dhumma Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumma Kalan village had a population of 610. That makes it the 141st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dhumma Kalan village has 332 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumma Kalan has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dhumma Kalan covers 89.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhumma Kalan falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhumma Kalan is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Dhumma Kalan.

Dhumma Kalan is about 20 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumma Kalan is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 20 km away. Sihawal is about 22 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhumma (under 2 km), Dhumma Khurd (under 2 km) and Ghoghara (1.5 km).

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

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