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About Dumarmunda Village

Dumarmunda is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 290 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarmunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 290
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Dumarmunda compares

By the 2011 count Dumarmunda is the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dumarmunda

Dumarmunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumarmunda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumarmunda from other places

Dumarmunda lies about 79 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Chandiposh, about 18 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 Dumarmunda
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Chandiposh 18 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 31 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 79 km

Villages closest to Dumarmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarmunda village had a population of 556. That makes it the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Dumarmunda village has 290 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarmunda has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dumarmunda is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarmunda covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumarmunda falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dumarmunda is Chandiposh, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumarmunda.

Dumarmunda is about 79 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarmunda is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 9.5 km away. Chandiposh is about 18 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadaloi (under 2 km), Boneikela (under 2 km) and Nuniapali (2.4 km).

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

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