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About Dumunda Village

Dumunda is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 923 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumunda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144104
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 923
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumunda compares

By the 2011 count Dumunda is the 30th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dumunda

Dumunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumunda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumunda from other places

Dumunda lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khurdpur, about 4.0 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 Dumunda
Nearest railway station Khurdpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Adampur 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Dumunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Dumunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumunda village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 30th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dumunda village has 923 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumunda has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dumunda is 144104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumunda covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumunda falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dumunda is Khurdpur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumunda.

Dumunda is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumunda is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khurdpur is about 4.0 km away. Adampur is about 5.0 km away. Jalandhar I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandola (under 2 km), Kalra (2.5 km) and Manko (2.8 km).

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

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