# Dumar Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/dumar/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Dumar Dumar is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 473 households**, the 9th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,194people (2011) - 473households - 65.7%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Dumar PIN code and other codes Dumar falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dumar from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)122 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)50 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 Dumar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dumar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Dumar known for? The main crops are **soyabean, dhan and wheat**. About 75% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 423 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 Dumar Of every 100 households in Dumar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dumar · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **59% Toilet within the home ****8%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **74% Tap water ****8%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****6%** **27% Television ****13%** **24% Mobile phone ****34%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dumar? ■ Dumar · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **931 Working population ****42.5%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 400 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 375 (40%) 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 Bankhedi - Pipariya Palia2,891 people - Bachavani2,675 people - Machhera Kalan2,529 people - Anhai2,439 people - Padrai Thakur2,060 people - Karpa2,018 people - Rahatwada1,853 people - Junheta1,826 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dumar from Hoshangabad?122 km by road - What is the population of Dumar?2,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dumar in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dumar?65.7% (Census 2011)