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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Duma is a village in Jama mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 397 across 76 households. The village has a literacy rate of 37% and is located at coordinates 24.067°N, 86.926°E with PIN code 814110.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MILAN MURMU
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- LGD code
- 371593
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 397
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 37%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 204
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 46 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 183 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 222 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jamtara · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dubey Clinic · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Duma compares
By population, Duma ranks #146 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.0%
−14.6% vs mandal average
- Duma
- 37.0%
- Jama mandal
- 51.6%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−45 vs mandal average
- Duma
- 937
- Jama mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Duma
- 5.2
- Jama mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Duma at a glance
Duma is a village of 397 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 146th-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 37%, 15 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Dumka district centre, 39 km from Barra, the nearest town, 17 km from Jamtara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371593. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubey Clinic, 1 km away. The sarpanch is MILAN MURMU, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Duma
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHODLI
- Total area (ha)
- 164
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Duma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Duma
- LGD code
- 371593
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 468
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 37.0%
- Coordinates
- 24.06697°N, 86.92644°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MILAN MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (45.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Duma
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi183 kmcapital
- Kolkata222 km
- Delhi1092 km
- Hyderabad1149 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJamtara17 km
- Bus stopChildren's Park24 km
- Hospital / PHCDubey Clinic1 km
- ATM / bankBank of India25 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump23 km
- CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya26 km
- Police stationAsansol South Police Station43 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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