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About Dumal Village

Dumal is a mid sized village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 951 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 553 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 951
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumal compares

By the 2011 count Dumal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 553 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dumal

Dumal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumal from other places

Dumal lies about 34 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Dashapalla, about under 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 Dumal
Nearest railway station Dashapalla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadar 34 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 34 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 54 km

Villages closest to Dumal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumal village had a population of 1,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Dumal village has 951 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumal has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dumal is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumal covers 553 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumal falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dumal is Dashapalla, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumal.

Dumal is about 34 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumal is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Dashapalla is about under 2 km away. Sadar is about 34 km away. Kalahandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tentulipada (2.7 km), Kusumdara (17 km) and Amatha (18 km).

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

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