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About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a small village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 16 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.55 hectares hectares.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 670.55 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 16
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 670.55 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhuma

Dhuma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhuma as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dewadari, Dhanori, Dhodap and Dhotra Bhangoji. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuma village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Dhuma village has 16 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Dhuma covers 670.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhuma falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhuma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhuma.

Dhuma is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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