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About Dumda Village

Dumda is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 232 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 208.34 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 232
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Dumda compares

By the 2011 count Dumda is the 159th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 208.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 972.

Getting to Dumda

Dumda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumda 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhatla, Dhengagora, Dhengakend and Dubra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dumda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumda village had a population of 457. That makes it the 159th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Dumda village has 232 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumda has about 970 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Dumda is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumda covers 208.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumda falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dumda notes the nearest railway station 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 Dumda.

Dumda is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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