# Dhumkahai, Kotma, Anuppur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kotma, Anuppur 

# Dhumkahai

Dhumkahai is a village in [Kotma](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/kotma/) sub-district of [Anuppur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 15 households**, the 69th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 67people (2011)
- 15households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,233females per 1,000 males

## Dhumkahai PIN code and other codes

Dhumkahai falls in Kotma sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKotma
- Census village code501734

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

## How far is Dhumkahai from nearby towns?

- Kotma (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kotma (nearest town)17 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 Dhumkahai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhumkahai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mirokha
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nigwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kotma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Dhumkahai known for?

About 72% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhumkahai

Of every 100 households in Dhumkahai in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhumkahai · ■ Kotma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhumkahai?

■ Dhumkahai · ■ Kotma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****43.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (90%)

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 Kotma

- Ghochimuda222 people
- Saristal222 people
- Pakriha193 people
- Bhalmudi192 people

[All 69 villages in Kotma](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/kotma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhumkahai from Anuppur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dhumkahai?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumkahai in?Anuppur district (Kotma sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumkahai?75.4% (Census 2011)