About Dumak Village

Dumak is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 151 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumak village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	228.11 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	151
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
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 Dumak compares

By the 2011 count Dumak is the 32nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 228.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dumak

Dumak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumak 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 Dumak from other places

Dumak lies about 15 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 119 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 Dumak
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	14 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	15 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	70 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	119 km

Villages closest to Dumak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumak village had a population of 311. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Dumak village has 151 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumak has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dumak is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumak covers 228.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumak falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumak is Rishikesh, about 119 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 Dumak.

Dumak is about 15 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumak is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.