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About Dhumkhet Village

Dhumkhet is a small village in Kaptipada tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 173 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhumkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumkhet village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Kaptipada
Pincode 757040
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 173
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumkhet compares

By the 2011 count Dhumkhet is the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dhumkhet

Dhumkhet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhumkhet as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baulakhaladi, Bhagabondh, Bhandaripal and Chuinposi. 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 Dhumkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumkhet village had a population of 346. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Dhumkhet village has 173 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumkhet has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dhumkhet is 757040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhumkhet covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhumkhet falls under Kaptipada tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhumkhet.

Dhumkhet is in Kaptipada tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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 Dhumkhet today is likely to be higher.

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