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About Dal Guma Village

Dal Guma is a mid sized village in Kokasara tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 870 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Guma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal Guma village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kokasara
Pincode 766017
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 1,679
Male Population 870
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Dal Guma compares

By the 2011 count Dal Guma is the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1030.

Getting to Dal Guma

Dal Guma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dal Guma 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. The nearest villages by name are Char Bahal, Chhili Pamal, Chitamunda and Chota Gohira. 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 Dal Guma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal Guma village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Dal Guma village has 870 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal Guma has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Dal Guma is 766017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal Guma covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dal Guma falls under Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Dal Guma notes the nearest railway station 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 Dal Guma.

Dal Guma is in Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Dal Guma today is likely to be higher.

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