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About Dhumra Village

Dhumra is a mid sized village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 582 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.1 hectares hectares.

Dhumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 157.1 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 582
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Dhumra compares

By the 2011 count Dhumra is the 122nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 157.1 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dhumra

Dhumra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhumra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhumra from other places

Dhumra lies about 34 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 24 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 Dhumra
Tehsil headquarters Khair 11 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 24 km
District headquarters Aligarh 34 km

Villages closest to Dhumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumra village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Dhumra village has 582 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumra has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Dhumra covers 157.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhumra falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhumra is Danwar, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhumra.

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

Dhumra is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 11 km away. Danwar is about 24 km away. Aligarh 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 Manpur Kalan (under 2 km), Mathna (under 2 km) and Mohasan Pur (1.7 km).

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

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