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About Dhoomnagar Village

Dhoomnagar is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 135 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoomnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoomnagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 160.05 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 135
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoomnagar compares

By the 2011 count Dhoomnagar is the 109th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 160.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhoomnagar

Dhoomnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhoomnagar as Available within village. 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 Dhoomnagar from other places

Dhoomnagar lies about 17 km from Dehradun. 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 Dhoomnagar
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 13 km
District headquarters Dehradun 17 km

Villages closest to Dhoomnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoomnagar village had a population of 265. That makes it the 109th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dhoomnagar village has 135 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoomnagar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhoomnagar is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoomnagar covers 160.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoomnagar falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dhoomnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhoomnagar.

Dhoomnagar is about 17 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoomnagar is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramshahwala (under 2 km), Karimpur (under 2 km) and Bakhtawarpur Grant (1.9 km).

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

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