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About Dhumma Village

Dhumma is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 158 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Dhumma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 158
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 compares

By the 2011 count Dhumma is the 196th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 990.

Getting to Dhumma

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

Dhumma 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
District headquarters Sidhi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 22 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 49 km

Villages closest to Dhumma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumma village had a population of 306. That makes it the 196th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dhumma village has 158 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumma has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dhumma covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhumma 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.

Dhumma 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 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 Kalan (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 today is likely to be higher.

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