# Dhuma Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Dhuma

Dhuma is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493885**. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 144 households**, the 107th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 868people (2011)
- 144households
- 81.0%literacy
- 493885PIN code

## Dhuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhuma is 493885.** Dhuma falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493885
- Gram panchayatDhooma
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446859

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhuma from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gobra Nawapara (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhuma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathauli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nayapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhuma known for?

About 78% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhuma

Of every 100 households in Dhuma in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhuma · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****28%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****58%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhuma?

■ Dhuma · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**966

Working population ****54.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kurud

- Fusera904 people
- Jarwaydih898 people
- Tipani885 people
- Bhelwakuda882 people
- Loharpathara845 people
- Khapri843 people
- Jungdehi826 people
- Kulhadi765 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhuma?493885
- How far is Dhuma from Dhamtari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhuma?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhuma in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhuma?81.0% (Census 2011)