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About Dharmashala Tukum Village

Dharmashala Tukum is a small village in Ballarpur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 127 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.43 hectares hectares.

Dharmashala Tukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmashala Tukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Ballarpur
Area (hectares) 55.43 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 127
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharmashala Tukum compares

By the 2011 count Dharmashala Tukum is the 23rd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 55.43 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dharmashala Tukum

The census records public bus service for Dharmashala Tukum as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmashala Tukum from other places

Dharmashala Tukum lies about 15 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Balharshah, about 5.0 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 Dharmashala Tukum
Nearest railway station Balharshah 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballarpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Rājūra 8.5 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 15 km

Villages closest to Dharmashala Tukum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ballarpur 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 Dharmashala Tukum

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmashala Tukum village had a population of 248. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Dharmashala Tukum village has 127 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmashala Tukum has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Dharmashala Tukum covers 55.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmashala Tukum falls under Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharmashala Tukum is Balharshah, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmashala Tukum.

Dharmashala Tukum is about 15 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmashala Tukum is in Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Balharshah is about 5.0 km away. Ballarpur is about 5.3 km away. Rājūra is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (2.4 km), Daheli (3.3 km) and Ashti (3.4 km).

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

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