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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
fulsingh meravi
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- LGD code
- 498078
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population
- 326
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 130
- Distance to district centre
- 98 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 68 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 367 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 526 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hatta Road · 36 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CH Lanji · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tuma compares
By population, Tuma ranks #126 of 159 villages in Birsa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.9%
−19.4% vs mandal average
- Tuma
- 35.9%
- Birsa mandal
- 55.3%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
−3 vs mandal average
- Tuma
- 1,025
- Birsa mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Tuma
- 5.2
- Birsa mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tuma at a glance
Tuma is a village of 326 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Birsa tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 126th-largest of 159 villages in Birsa tehsil. Literacy is 36%, 19 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 98 km from the Balaghat district centre, 36 km from Hatta Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481105, served by Ukwa post office; the LGD village code is 498078. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Lanji, 21 km away. The sarpanch is fulsingh meravi, and the village votes in Paraswada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bhau Bhagat. The population is estimated at 384 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tuma
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BAIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 80
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 107
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 80
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,203.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tuma
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Key facts — Tuma
- LGD code
- 498078
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 326
- Population (projected 2026)
- 384
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.69421°N, 80.55674°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paraswada
- Member of Parliament
- Bharti Pardhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bhau Bhagat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- fulsingh meravi
- Block / Mandal
- Birsa
Getting there
How to reach Tuma
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal367 kmcapital
- Hyderabad526 km
- Kolkata810 km
- Delhi840 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHatta Road36 km
- Hospital / PHCCH Lanji21 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum37 km
- CollegeMitali Institute of Nursing35 km
- Police stationPolice Station42 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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