About Dumra Village

Dumra is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,442, made up of 1,232 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	2,442
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 59th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 29 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dumra
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Simraha	12 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	19 km
District headquarters	Araria	29 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 2,442. That makes it the 59th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Dumra village has 1,232 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dumra covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumra falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Simraha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumra.

Dumra is about 29 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 6.4 km away. Simraha is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.