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About Dhundimahul Village

Dhundimahul is a mid sized village in Bangomunda tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 531 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhundimahul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundimahul village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Bangomunda
Pincode 767040
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 531
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Dhundimahul compares

By the 2011 count Dhundimahul is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 714 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhundimahul

Dhundimahul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhundimahul 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 Dhundimahul from other places

Dhundimahul lies about 70 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Muribahal, about 9.2 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 Dhundimahul
Tehsil headquarters Bangomunda 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Muribahal 9.2 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 16 km
District headquarters Balangir 70 km

Villages closest to Dhundimahul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundimahul village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 714 residents.

Dhundimahul village has 531 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundimahul has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhundimahul is 767040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhundimahul covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhundimahul falls under Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhundimahul is Muribahal, about 9.2 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 Dhundimahul.

Dhundimahul is about 70 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundimahul is in Bangomunda tehsil of Balangir district. Bangomunda is about 4.6 km away. Muribahal is about 9.2 km away. Kantābānji is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitramunda (under 2 km), Tetelpara (6.0 km) and Ailabhata (11 km).

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

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