About Dhuma Village

Dhuma is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,486, made up of 1,788 males and 1,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuma village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Dudhi
Pincode	232221
Area (hectares)	884.7 hectares
Population	3,486
Male Population	1,788
Female Population	1,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhuma compares

By the 2011 count Dhuma is the 30th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 884.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhuma

Dhuma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhuma 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuma from other places

Dhuma lies about 61 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 5.9 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 Dhuma
Nearest railway station	Mahuariya	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dudhi	13 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	34 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	61 km

Villages closest to Dhuma

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

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Common questions about Dhuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuma village had a population of 3,486. That makes it the 30th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dhuma village has 1,788 males and 1,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuma has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhuma is 232221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuma covers 884.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuma falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhuma is Mahuariya, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhuma.

Dhuma is about 61 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuma is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Mahuariya is about 5.9 km away. Dudhi is about 13 km away. Renukūt is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.