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About Dumdan Village

Dumdan is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 391 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumdan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumdan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721152
Area (hectares) 96.16 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 391
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Dumdan compares

By the 2011 count Dumdan is the 137th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 96.16 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dumdan

Dumdan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumdan 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 Dhananjoypur, Dharenda, Dharmmapur and Dhuliapur. 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 Dumdan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumdan village had a population of 768. That makes it the 137th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dumdan village has 391 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumdan has about 964 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Dumdan is 721152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumdan covers 96.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumdan falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dumdan 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 Dumdan.

Dumdan is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Dumdan today is likely to be higher.

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