About Dhumsai Village

Dhumsai is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 929 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhumsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumsai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Nayagram
Pincode	721125
Area (hectares)	321.73 hectares
Population	1,831
Male Population	929
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumsai compares

By the 2011 count Dhumsai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 321.73 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhumsai

Dhumsai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhumsai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhumsai from other places

Dhumsai lies about 74 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat, about 18 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 Dhumsai
Nearest railway station	Rajghat	18 km
Nearest town	Jaleshwar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nayagram	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	74 km

Villages closest to Dhumsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumsai village had a population of 1,831. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Dhumsai village has 929 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumsai has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhumsai is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhumsai covers 321.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhumsai falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhumsai is Rajghat, about 18 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 village for Dhumsai.

Dhumsai is about 74 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumsai is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Rajghat is about 18 km away. Jaleshwar is about 21 km away. Nayagram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.