About Duma Village

Duma is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,976, made up of 1,536 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duma village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gaighata
Pincode	743245
Area (hectares)	319.38 hectares
Population	2,976
Male Population	1,536
Female Population	1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Duma compares

By the 2011 count Duma is the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 319.38 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Duma

Duma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duma 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 Dhankuni, Dharmpur, Diangamanik and Digha. 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.

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Common questions about Duma

As per the Census of India 2011, Duma village had a population of 2,976. That makes it the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Duma village has 1,536 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duma has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Duma is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duma covers 319.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duma falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Duma 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 Duma.

Duma is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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.